Go, Fish! a Poetic Relating of Foods Percolating

Linda Ann Nickerson

We stood there in the line for lunch,
And suddenly, I had a hunch.
The tuna salad purgative
Soon made me quite regurgitive.

I ate it with a dainty spoon,
But I regretted that quite soon
And sprinted, panicked, down the hall
To kneel inside a vacant stall.

My classmates taunted, while I retched,
And then the principal, they fetched.
She stumbled in, with pail and mop,
And said, "I never eat that slop!"

My punishment was clear to see,
As many students whooped in glee,
But others joined me in the loo.
They had the tuna salad too.

The greatest lesson learned at school
Is, "Tossing cookies isn't cool."
So walk right by the mystery meat
That smells like soccer players' feet.

And now I make my lunch myself
From PBJ, right off the shelf.
Lunch lady, that stuff's sure to sicken,
And, no, it does not taste like chicken!

Published by Linda Ann Nickerson - Featured Contributor in Sports

Linda Ann Nickerson brings decades of reporting and a globally minded Midwestern perspective to a host of topics, balancing human interest with history, hard facts and often humor.  View profile

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  • Harry Gunawan1/17/2008

    :-D...:-D ....:-D...:-D. We do have to be careful what we eat. I love the rhyme and this poem is so funny! Great job! :-)

  • Elena H.10/17/2007

    I remember the days.

  • robritt10/15/2007

    Hahahah! This one is priceless. How do you do it, you are so cleaver. Good one!

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