Four Arrowhead Blocks

Saw my teacher on a Saturday! I can’t believe it’s true!

I saw her buying groceries, like normal people do!

She reached for bread and turned around, and then she caught my eye.

She gave a smile and said, “Hello.” I thought that I would die!

“Oh, hi…hello, Miss Appleton,” I mumbled like a fool.

I guess I thought that teacher types spend all their time at school.

To make the situation worse, my mom was at my side.

So many rows of jars and cans. So little room to hide.

Oh please, I thought, don’t tell my mom what I did yesterday!

I closed my eyes and held my breath and hoped she’d go away.

Some people think it’s fine to let our teachers walk about.

But when it comes to Saturdays, they shouldn’t let them out!

- Dave Crawley