My Teacher Took My iPod
From the book Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
My teacher took my iPod.
She said they had a rule;
I couldn’t bring it into class
or even to the school.
She said she would return it;
I’d have it back that day.
But then she tried my headphones on
and gave a click on Play.
She looked a little startled,
but after just a while
she made sure we were occupied
and cracked a wicked smile.
Her body started swaying.
Her toes began to tap.
She started grooving in her seat
and rocking to the rap.
My teacher said she changed her mind.
She thinks it’s now okay
to bring my iPod into class.
She takes it every day.
— Kenn Nesbitt
Copyright © 2007. All Rights Reserved.
Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Music Poems, School Poems
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Imagery, Irony, Narrative Poems, Onomatopoeia
Word Count: 116
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From the book Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
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