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Bedtimes are given to you for a reason.
8:30, 9:00, or even 10:00 if you’re lucky!
But I think that the reason is just a dumb rule,
'Cause kids that don’t stay up late are totally not cool.
My bedtime’s at 8:45.
I know, lame!
Because all the third graders go to be at 9:08
And so I figured I’d have to kick it up a notch
So tonight I look at the clock.
8:46, 8:47, 8:48.
I thought,
It’s getting passed my bedtime.
It’s getting really late.
I still need to keep trying ‘cause
I really want to stay awake.
But my bed’s so soft and my eyes start to flutter.
I reasoned, maybe one quick blink won’t be so bad.
So I blinked for a second, and then 5, and then 10.
And then for a whole minute, 11 minutes after that.
And then my blink stretched into 3 whole hours.
I was in denial, refused to fall asleep.
But soon 7 hours went by
And I realized I was dead meat!
How could I go to school
And lie to all my friends
And tell them I went to bed late? I didn’t!
8:48 doesn’t count.
And those blinks were kind of choppy naps.
I’ve learned why parents invented bedtimes
The reason is that
We all need our sleep.
If you’re tired, go to bed,
Because your brain will get wrinkly
And develop cobwebs.
At least that’s what all the 3rd graders say.
- by i am sad mami |
- Poetry And Lyrics
- | Submitted on 08/19/2011 |
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- Title: Bedtimes
- Artist: i am sad mami
- Description: I was in the middle of writing one poem when I came up with an idea of writing this poem and them wrote it in like 20 minutes and edited it in another 10. It's about a 3rd grade girl who wants to be cool by staying up late, but she just can't handle it. Seriously came up with it minutes before posting this ^ ^. Please comment and rate and feel free to share any constructive criticism!
- Date: 08/19/2011
- Tags: allnighters poem bedtimes 3rdgraders sleep
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Comments (2 Comments)
- vardofive - 11/08/2011
- The ideas are great and i quite liked "...brain will get wrinkly".
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