Pantoum: Hair
Hair is itchy and
gross
The time has come to
wash it
I heard dirty hair
keeps the nits away
Creepy crawly bugs
invade my scalp
The time has come to
wash it
Scrubbing scouring
to rid myself of the imagined invaders
Creepy crawly bugs raid
my scalp
Running my hands detecting
the nasty creepy-crawlies
Scrubbing scouring to rid myself of the imagined invaders
Hate them with a vengeance
Running my hands detecting
the nasty spiders
A trip to the
chemist is dreaded
Hate them with a vengeance
I’m too old for this
infestation
A trip to the
chemist is dreaded
A teacher’s worse
nightmare, I’m sure
I’m too old for this
infestation
I still need my mum
she’d know what to do
A teacher’s worse
nightmare, I’m sure
Come on girl get
over your pride and get to the chemist
I still need my mum
she’d know what to do
I heard dirty hair
keeps the nits away
Come on girl get
over your pride and get to the chemist
Hair is itchy and
gross
Oh dear! Get to the chemist! This is something I never considered while I was teaching. Hope you and your hair are back on track soon!
ReplyDeleteI've never actually had kutus/lice/nits myself but I have seen them crawling around in students heads. So I'm safe for now (I think lol).
DeleteYou have caught that moment we all experience so well! All it takes is the note...we've found lice in your room and I'm off to the nurse, scratching all the way!
ReplyDeleteLast year was a nightmare. So for our Topic work we wrote Persuasive arguments: Why Lice are Pest? It was great fun and we were able to discuss why it's important that we need to rid our class of the nasty little pests.
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