A BEFUDDLED DAY
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Tristan Mcnicol Smith, Grade 7
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Poetry
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2008
I work at the aquarium, in the area of the planetarium
Hold on, I exclaim, for what is this?
What’s a planetarium, doing in an AQUARIUM!
I was confused, befuddled, round in a loop,
Out of this world in a crazed out way!
I jump up, cross-eyed, filled with dismay
Sprinted out the door on a cold winter’s day!
I ran and ran, and then out of the blue, the ground was all slippery, covered in goo.
I slipped and spun and fell on my tum, slid off down the street, and down into a drain.
With a splash and a thud I hit the ground, I stood up again.
But wait, yet another twist!
I’m not down a drain. I’m standing on my bed!
This must all have been a dream!
A crazy, whacked out, wild dream!