Laments From A Government Class

***Note to readers*** This is posted purely for fun. It was a series of short mockeries of poems written to keep from falling asleep during a video we were watching in government during my sophomore year. We had to write a 40-line essay on the movie when we were done, but it was absolutely awful...it contained some of the ugliest people I've ever seen in my life. It was actually kinda bizarre that they found them all for that tape. Anyway, we'd write a stanza and pass the note on. Do NOT rate this with stars please, because I'm perfectly aware that it's crap. Happy reading. :-) I think this video's really stupid I still haven't met any of the new kids I'd rather be at Dorney Park Instead of sitting here in the dark The ACLU fought the teaching of creation I'd like this tape more in Japanamation Supreme Court Justices put the cases on the docket On Fraggle Rock there's a dog named Sprocket Our entire class is very bored Wegman's is a grocery store This pathetic tape is really old Crayola makes markers in colors bold Please stop me now from writing this poem I think I'll take my sandals and throw 'em At the TV, That's how we'll end this misery. Well here I am, I'm bored again My little cousin just turned ten All these people are dressed really bad It actually makes me kind of sad How people wore that for a whole decade I wonder how much Tom Cruise gets paid The judges get to have a gavel This video gets me really baffled Why would someone waste their time When they could be hanging with Lemon or Lime? I think Mr. Mitchell must hate our class The windows there are made of glass I hope this isn't very long Jaded is a color and a song All I can say Is that I'm glad it's Friday! Tomorrow I'll be sure to sleep in And fish have more than one fin Although yellow rats don't always have heads The people on this tape should really be on meds This video has old guys with bad teeth I really want to eat Much neck is still sore This is SUCH a bore Make this crap into 40 lines? Yeah right, when I have the time And of course we never will At least we won't until We're dead and buried (Kind of scary) Just like the guys on this tape Who already have met their fate And arrived at St. Peter's pearly gates This guy on the screen has a bad tan Just like every Miami man My hair is in my eyes This video I despise We wish you a Happy New Year It is X-mas carols that I hear Wow I wish the bell would ring So we wouldn't have to hear the Supreme Court sing We all need to get out of here The Russians crashed the space station Mir I think that guy needs a haircut And I'd rather go eat some macadamia nuts I'm sick of taking stupid notes I want to go sailing on a great big boat The youngest guy there must be 80 I hope these people don't get paid-y Why does everyone all wear bow-ties? They go on to an airplane that flies I'd think I'd give the pilot a lot of cash If they'd make that plane crash "And as the flames climed in the night To light the sacrificial right I saw Satan laughing with delight" I would try harder to pay attention If there were at least some mention Of a purpose, point, or plot But instead of one, there is not I think these people need a life Instead of putting me through such strife. THE ENDExplanation of some things: "Tom Cruise" originally had a heart above the i. Lemon and Lime were the nicknames of two friends. In Biology we had to dissect rats, the preservative made them yellow. (My group cut it's head off.) Written March 23rd, 2002 © on Mar 23 2002 07:07 AM PST   0 • 14