Finally got a Cold

June 16, 2014 by Charron's Chatter 4 Comments

 
Karen Robiscoe dba CHARRONs CHATTER
 
when I as a kid, I

always wished

for asthma

for broken bones in casts

for learning disability

and sass

you got special attention from Mom and prof Dr. Dad

I noticed

from Teacher, too,

but I never did have any of those problems, though one time

I did surprise the 1st grade teacher by getting all the math problems wrong

Mrs. Stevenson, her name was—I can still remember all

my teachers names, but I suppose every 1 can,

she just looked at me incredulously—so cliché—and sighed laboriously

more cliché–explaining basic math

while I purred algebraically,

ruse = remarkable

Fun with phonics was a fail, and I

cant recall

Y–

Did I mention I’ve developed hypochondria?

It promises to be chronic, and

the only cure

is

vigilant disapproval.

©Karen Robiscoe

 

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4 Responses to “Finally got a Cold”

  1. Marissa Bergen June 16, 2014 at 4:04 pm

    Weird kid! Fun with phonics a fail? I’d say you made up for that one!

  2. utesmile June 17, 2014 at 6:55 pm

    Chronic Hypochondria is great hehe

  3. RoSy June 18, 2014 at 2:31 am

    Grade school story swap… http://sharingmemyselfandi.wordpress.com/2012/08/07/my-kindergarten-emmy/ 🙂