Homework
what a hard thing to do
i wish i could do a poo
but i don't want to go to the loo

Homework, an untidy chore
often ugly, certain bore.
Drives kids crazy
when they're tired.
Makes them nervous,
anxious, wired.
A frustration, surely
a necessity?
Well, we did it
didn't we?
Did we need it?
I don't know.
In some of us
it shore down't show.
In others,
it is crystal clear
and still remains
the student's fear.
A bane most foul;
a dragon's breath,
and if not finished
certain death.
Well, maybe not
such dread infraction,
but if we fail
by our inaction
then we lose
our self respect,
and when considered
(introspect)
we choose to try
and do our best,
and in so doing
pass the test.

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You of course, always
did all your homework.
You cannot tell a lie,
can you? S. *broad grin*

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The salesman in me can. The poet can't. *s.t.*

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What line of sales are you in? S
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Punchline. *s.t.* *broad grin with teeth showing*
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but seriously..
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What’s my line?
pantomime
dance in perfect 4/4 time
the tools to measure
physics treasure
micro nano pico
pleasure
force de jour
temperature
standard deviations
english metric
panametric
careful ministrations
I sell dreams
I sell time
I sell ideas
I sell rhymes
to consumers here in IPP
I’ve even pitched
myself to thee
Please trust my words
and trust my feelings
seat of deck
I’ve not been dealing
truth is I am not a liar
lies will burn the soul
with fire
scald the tongue
twist the face
with lines that time
will not erase
I sell quite well
from day to day
with simple truth
to light my way.
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*s.t.*
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i sell too
i'll sell you
i'd sell you oxegyn
if thats what i had to do
i sell like a pimp
they don't smell like shrimp
you can get half off
on the one with the limp