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Pen and Paper

May 2, 2009
By -xlimitless239x- GOLD, Vanceboro, North Carolina
-xlimitless239x- GOLD, Vanceboro, North Carolina
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I take my pen
I take my paper
I look at the board
And decide to copy it later

I drop my pen
I drop my paper
I decide to cheat
So I look to my neighbor

She’s working diligently
And doesn’t have a clue
I copy number one
And copy number two

I’m in the middle of number three
When I thought cheating was easy
She looked to me
I looked to her
I knew I wouldn’t be cheating anymore
She raised her hand
I tensed
I think I might have grown
A sixth, seventh, and eighth sense

“Mrs. Dixon can I move
Permanently
I think that one of my neighbors
Is trying to cheat”

Mrs. Dixon looks to me
I look back at her
I give her a weak smile
She turns, and puts my name on the board

Michelle, she packs her bag
And winks at me
And leaves me behind
I look at her, like she lost her mind

I look at her desk
There it is
Her paper and her pen


The author's comments:
this actually happened to me.
and she did really leave her pen and paper on her desk.

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on Jul. 1 2009 at 11:18 pm
darkangel1326 GOLD, Paramount, California
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i liked it, it was simple yet told a story...pretty hard to do. the ending did come a little to fast, just keep pace with the rest of the poem, it's like slow (the pace) but not too slow. if u keep better pace with the poem, i think it will be better.

on Jun. 14 2009 at 12:05 am
ShernayB. DIAMOND, Southfield, Michigan
62 articles 1 photo 881 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Some things will never change"---Tupac

This would be a good poem. It creates a good image, but I feel like Andrea said that it lacks details. Everything else is great and I love how the rhyming words flow together. Although the ending stanza had me a little confused and it was somewhat abrupt. But other than thaaaaaaaat, lol it was very good and I enjoyed reading it.

on May. 15 2009 at 7:02 pm
anninicole2 BRONZE, Roscoe, Illinois
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Favorite Quote:
love others how you would want to be loved

A little weak try to put more detail into it. The words and detail will tell the story.