My Pencil’s Old and Broken
My pencil’s old and broken
and my pen is out of ink.
My marker isn’t marking
and my keyboard’s on the blink.
I asked, but no one has a pen
or pencil I can borrow.
Oh teacher, can I please
just turn my homework in tomorrow?
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2004. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 2
Topics: School Poems
Word Count: 52
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