Melanie’s Poem
or
A Poem for Year Sixes about to start
Year Seven
by
Simone Wibberley
(from Simone’s Diary)
Don’t be worried
Don’t be scared
The teachers are fine
Ignore what you’ve heard
♥
Don’t be mean
Don’t be passive
You’ll like the school
Although it’s massive
♥
The dinners are great
The flapjacks are ace
Ignore the Year Eights
If they push in your place
♥
Do your homework
Fill in your planners
The teachers are nice
But keen on good manners
♥
There are hundreds of pupils
Who’ll make proper mates
If your old ones dump you
And turn into fakes
♥
There are discos and clubs
Trips to go bowling
Year Seven is ace
There’s no need for moaning
♥
At home life will change
That’s also a fact
They’ll nag about homework
And is your bag packed?
♥
If, like me,
You live in two houses
Have double of everything
Like knickers and blouses
♥
Your hair will go greasy
After, like, one hour
Your armpits will pong
You’ll need a shower
♥
What more can I say
To you Year Sixes
Just go for it kids
And be good mixers
♥♥♥
© Helena Pielichaty 1999 from Simone’s Diary (now only available in Love Simone xxx) published by Oxford University Press