Can't Be Late

• Eva Kelly, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2018

I hear the alarm and it fills me with dread,
Why oh why must I get out of bed
I’m warm and I’m comfy and don’t want to move
Can’t I stay here for a bit more of a snooze
School is the problem, and I know I have to go
But mornings like this I just feel so slow
I think I’ve done my homework, but I’m not quite sure
Maybe it was due yesterday, oh dear my grades will be poor
I roll and I stretch as the light is coming in
I can hear Mum in the kitchen so the day must begin
So I dress and I eat and put my lunch in my bag
I’m wide awake now so it’s not that bad
Outside the sky is blue and the sun is bright
My homework is due today, so looks like I got that right
I jump on my bike and close the gate
Off to school for me, I don’t want to be late!