School Days Lament

Summer vacation has passed
Days of freedom are through
Now it’s time for teachers and class
And homework I hate to do!

I knew that summer would end
So would my carefree life.
I don’t want to go back to school!
It causes me too much strife!

Summertime is lots of fun;
Relaxing all day long.
Why is it that summer feels right,
And classes really feel wrong?

My mom says I have to go.
Crying simply won’t work.
She even says it will be fun,
And, I’d best not be a jerk!

She took me to buy new clothes,
New Nikes, tees and socks.          
I even got a cool lunch bag
And a great backpack that rocks!

I guess when tomorrow comes
I will be out the door
Headed for this year’s boring class
Studying forevermore!

I’ll be in school five whole days.
So only two are left
To fill with things I like to do.
School’s stealing my time! It's theft!

It is a quarter to nine.
I have to get a bath.
If I am not in bed on time
I will feel my mother’s wrath!

There’s no way around this thing!
I will just have to go
I will be counting all the days
'Til summer returns, you know!


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