Nothing new. Messy room.
Mismatched. Teacher dull.
Hair tangled. Lunch room balk.
Cigar box full of broken chalk.

Missed assignment. Deadline
passed. Theme obscure.
Outclassed. Scratched
albums. No sleeves. Order
wrong. Apologies.

Paid fines. Unread. Librarian
no friend.  Cracked spine.
Folded sheet. Bill due last week.
Two reminders. Come on!
Account overdrawn.

Out sick. (Never late.)
Migraines, explains.
Little sleep. Out of cream.
Coffee black. Complains.

Poem fodder. Wrong order.
Rearrange. Cut and paste.
Rhyme corrupted. Interrupted.
Dumb song. Sing along.

Chords fretted. Voice
ragged. Notes. Tunings. Staffs.
Finger picks don’t fit.
Forgets. Remembers.
Laughs.