Me either, Pat, to this day
On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 at 7:33 pm, Patrick McManus <
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> ah yes Bill reminds me of those type of embarrassing moments
>
> thanks
>
> not sure who did mopping?
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>
> On 04/07/2018 02:32, Bill Wootton wrote:
> > Grade two, felt the urge
> >
> > Full bladder, must purge
> >
> >
> > In class, what to do
> >
> > Can’t just leave room
> >
> >
> > Couldn’t ask, no one did
> >
> > I was just a little kid
> >
> >
> > Cross legs, hang on
> >
> > But I knew - I was gone
> >
> >
> > Left leg feeling warm
> >
> > First trickle absorbed
> >
> >
> > Black serge, short pants,
> >
> > Inside I shrank
> >
> >
> > Oh no, on the floor
> >
> > Small puddle starts to form
> >
> >
> > Face flushes full red
> >
> > Dignity, no shred
> >
> >
> > Socks damp, shoes full
> >
> > Ready for ridicule
> >
> >
> > But all round, no one stirs
> >
> > Teacher says not a word
> >
> >
> > Eons pass, don’t dare shift
> >
> > Should I use my handkerchief?
> >
> >
> > When, finally, the bell ...
> >
> > To the door I squelch
> >
> >
> > Once there, still not free
> >
> > Dark footprints dog me
> >
> >
> > Mid-lunch, window glare
> >
> > Mop and bucket in there
> >
> >
> > Afternoon all expunged
> >
> > My lonely lake undone
> >
> >
> > bw
> >
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