I Lost My Head
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
Before I go to sleep each night
I first remove my head,
and set it gently down upon
the nightstand by my bed.
And every morning when I wake,
I stretch my arms and yawn,
then pick my head up carefully
and put it right back on.
I put my head on backward
when I woke up yesterday,
and, every time I turned my head,
I looked the other way.
I started walking into walls
and falling down the stairs.
I stumbled into tables
and I tumbled over chairs.
Today is looking even worse;
I woke up in my bed
and felt around my nightstand
but I couldn’t find my head.
I hope I find it shortly.
I’d be sad if it were gone.
From now on when I go to bed
I think I’ll leave it on.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2014. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Imaginary Poems, Poems about Kooky Characters, Sleep
Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems
Word Count: 142
From the book The Biggest Burp Ever
Use This Poem
Would you like to use this poem in your classroom? Would you like permission to reprint, record, recite or broadcast this poem, or set it to music? Please click on one of the following links for permissions and reprint rights information:
