Back To School

• Mariama Jallah, Grade 5
• Poetry
• 2022

I've watched every rerun
I have no skin on my knees
I've had it with the crickets
the sunburn and the bees

I've been bitten,scorched and stung,
and the ball field is a sneeze.
my controller went on strike,
and i'm bouncing off the trees.
days no longer long,whisper
time to move along
school is calling,no use stalling,
fall is falling,it cannot be ignored
should i follow
might as well.
i'm pretty bored.