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Science Homework
from the Book Revenge of the Lunch Ladies
I hope that you believe me
for I wouldn’t tell a lie.
I cannot turn my science homework in and this is why:I messed up the assignment
that you gave us yesterday.
It burbled from its test tube
and went slithering away.It wriggled off the table and it landed with a splat,
convulsed across my bedroom floor
and terrorized the cat.It shambled down the staircase
with a horrid glorping noise.
It wobbled to the family room
and gobbled all my toys.It tumbled to the kitchen
and digested every plate.
That slimy blob enlarged
with every item that it ate.It writhed around the living room
digesting lamps and chairs,
then snuck up on our napping dog
and caught him unawares.I came to school upset today.
My head’s in such a fog.
But this is my excuse:
You see, my homework ate my dog.— Kenn Nesbitt
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