I remember the winter
the circus came to town.
A few kids skipped
school to see the show.
***
“Whoah!” We said, when
we saw all the empty desks.
“Luckeeee.”
***
But the next day, their
desks were still empty.
***
Then our teacher told us
that several of our
classmates were in the
hospital for poisoning,
but they would be OK.
***
Furthermore, she explained,
there was no circus in town.
And the children had all
gone to a house that was
being fumigated for insects.
***
“Whoah!” We all said.
***
“Luckeee.”
