Pimple Problem
From the book My Cat Knows Karate
I had a little problem.
It gave me quite a scare.
I looked into the mirror
and saw a pimple there.
That pimple was enormous
and growing on my nose,
both bigger than a button,
and redder than a rose.
I knew my friends would notice.
I thought that they would stare.
I figured they would laugh at me
to see that pimple there.
So that’s when I decided
I would give them a surprise.
I grabbed a pen and drew on it
two tiny little eyes.
I drew a nose, a mouth, two ears,
a mustache, and a beard,
to make my pimple obvious
and wonderful and weird.
My drawing was a winner
and a hit with every friend.
Now painting on our pimples
is the hottest fashion trend.
— Kenn Nesbitt
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Reading Level: Grade 3
Topics: Art, Poems about Friends and Family
Poetic Techniques: Alliteration, Metaphor and Simile, Narrative Poems, Superlatives
Word Count: 132
From the book My Cat Knows Karate
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