JUST BEING: Poems
Bill-Bored
Glenda Funk
bored bill
yawn spilled
nodded off
assignment scoffed
played games
teacher blamed
watched TikTok
work forgot
excuses made
graduation delayed
mom sad
dad mad
second chance
old rant
moral tale–
unholy grail
seize day
don’t delay
Glenda Funk taught English and speech communication. She serves on NCTE’s Children’s Poetry Awards Committee. Her poetry is featured in Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance: An Oral History of COVID-19 in Poems and Rhyme and Rhythm: Poems for Student Athletes. Glenda has written for California English and blogs at Swirl & Swing: www.glendafunk.wordpress.com
