ah yes Bill reminds me of those type of embarrassing moments
thanks
not sure who did mopping?
On 04/07/2018 02:32, Bill Wootton wrote:
> Grade two, felt the urge
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> Full bladder, must purge
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>
> In class, what to do
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> Can’t just leave room
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> Couldn’t ask, no one did
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> I was just a little kid
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> Cross legs, hang on
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> But I knew - I was gone
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> Left leg feeling warm
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> First trickle absorbed
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> Black serge, short pants,
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> Inside I shrank
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> Oh no, on the floor
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> Small puddle starts to form
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> Face flushes full red
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> Dignity, no shred
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> Socks damp, shoes full
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> Ready for ridicule
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> But all round, no one stirs
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> Teacher says not a word
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> Eons pass, don’t dare shift
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> Should I use my handkerchief?
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> When, finally, the bell ...
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> To the door I squelch
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> Once there, still not free
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> Dark footprints dog me
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> Mid-lunch, window glare
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> Mop and bucket in there
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> Afternoon all expunged
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> My lonely lake undone
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> bw
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