Recess

October 28, 2012 By

She never heard the teacher —

“Time to come in.”
 

Practicing how to flip on a swing

She chose the lower one
 

Hit her head

blacked out

everyone gone    recess over
 

that’s all right
 

I’m all right
 

pain aside    one more time
 

                                                     Flip
 

now the nurse

Filed Under: Poetry

Comments

  1. shrinkingthecamel says
    October 28, 2012 at 6:59 am

    A childhood memory? Persistent, weren’t you?

  2. pastordt says
    October 28, 2012 at 10:08 am

    I would most definitely call that an adventurous, strong-willed child. And I’d like to know her. I’m guessing she is you – so I’m glad I DO.

  3. nancy says
    October 28, 2012 at 11:42 am

    Learning in recess
    who would of thunk it
    got it in her head to flip
    it didn’t hurt to bump it

  4. Louise G. says
    October 29, 2012 at 6:47 am

    Oh dear.
    That little flip
    out
    got her
    out
    of afternoon
    class
    I presume.

  5. dukeslee says
    October 29, 2012 at 10:02 am

    🙂

    I love the spirit of the child, whoever she is. 😉

  6. ljbmom says
    October 29, 2012 at 9:12 pm

    And all I can think about is brain damage. Occupational hazard. But it made me smile anyway.

  7. Sandra Heska King says
    November 10, 2012 at 7:29 am

    I blacked out when I did a flip on the monkey bar to show off for a boy after school. Flip. Thud. Woke up to, “Wow!” No adult. No nurse. I prayed I wouldn’t die.