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Red Pen

June 6, 2011
By soletsdance GOLD, Hoopeston, Illinois
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Afraid of the red pen
The marks on the paper
It's silly I'm fearing
That tiny red saber

Afraid of the red pen
I turned in my homework
The ink will be catching
In scarlet my prized murk

Afraid of the red pen
So I won't even look
Guess I can't take criticism
I've ditched my notebook

Afraid of the red pen
But pick up I must
The essay by my bed
Corrections in dust

Afraid of the red pen
But all that it said
was "Good work" and "Revise"
Those not-so-wicked marks of red

© Michael H., Milford, CT

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Why DO teachers use that horrible inky red saber. xP
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DragonBreath_94 BRONZE said...
on Sep. 1 2011 at 4:41 pm
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A girl needs to be so lost in God a guy has to seek Him to find her.<br /> <br /> &quot;I claim you in the name of the Shadow Ninja.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;I love you from the depths of my black soul.&quot;<br /> <br /> &quot;I just fell in love with you all over again!&quot;

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That's awesome! And so true...