I Tried to Do My Homework
I tried to do my homework
but a show was on TV.
A song was on the radio.
A friend was texting me.
My email chimed and so, of course,
I had to look at that.
It linked me to a video
of someone’s silly cat.
I watched a dozen videos,
and then I played a game.
I almost didn’t hear her
when my mother called my name.
I looked up at the clock
and it was time to go to bed.
I didn’t get my homework done;
just other stuff instead.
I hope my teacher listens
to the cause of my inaction.
It’s really not my fault the world
is just one big distraction.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Game, School Poems, Science and Technology Poems
Poetic Techniques: Narrative Poems
Word Count: 121
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