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Once upon a time

December 4, 2009
By Fool4Tool GOLD, Olathe, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
"Hopes are like hair ornaments. Girls want to wear too many of them. When they become old women they look foolish wearing even one." -Mameha-san

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Remember..
Recess
Picture books
Cooties?

Remember..
The only teacher you feared was the one "from the black lagoon"
Homework consisted of writing ten words
and every girl in class was your best friend?

Now..
Locked in class all day
Heavy text books
and broken hearts

Now..
Fear of that "evil" calculus teacher
Homework is in mountainous form
and every girl in class will stab you in the back

Lets find those days again..
Lets go back to recess, picture books and cooties

© Emily R.

The author's comments:
I wrote this one day sitting in class. My teacher had sat me next to a window where I gazed the whole class period watching young school children enjoying their recess.
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