ARGH

Current Events was fun.
It was interesting.
I liked it.

But then Ms. Halsten
Had to give us a topic
That we have to write about.

I can't find any good articles.
I'm about ready to scream.
If I don't find something good,
I might not complete this thing.

I try to be a good student.
Honest, I try hard.
I turn in my work,
Get a good grade,
And go home with a smile on my face.

This assignment is simply too hard.
It's maddening.
It's a trap.

I want to learn
What I want to learn -
So I won't do this.
I WON'T.

But I like my grades too much
.I enjoy being thought of well.
So I'll continue my search
For a newspaper which
Has exactly what I need.

And meanwhile,
I'll think,
ARGH!

Sleep

Sleep, dear
Sleep, dear,
You are safe
In Dreamland

Sleep, dear,
Sleep, dear,
Keep nasty
Thoughts away

Worry naught,
For troublesome
Thoughts
Never did any good

The future
Is scary
The past,
Beyond reach

So run
To dreamland
And leave
Hardship
Behind

Sleep, dear,
Sleep, dear,
All night
And all day

Sleep, dear,
Sleep, dear,
Brush the world
Away