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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
Alternate: Splat! Use that word in a story or a poem.

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Dealing with my crazy sister

There once was a time when my family was happy,
but now everything has gone a little bit crappy.
My sister use to be an amazing chick.
Now she’s in the hospital because she’s sick.

My sister is crazy.
It’s made my family sad and lazy.
I hate her for going mad,
but then I really think about it, and I kind of feel bad.

To get to school my friends and I would walk.
The whole time there we would talk.
Then I told them my sister was mental,
and then they dumped me like an old used rental.

It’s hard for us that she’s not here.
Sometimes thinking about it makes us shed a tear.
But our lives still go on.
I met this wonderful boy named John.

My sister in her head is lost.
We all have to pay the cost.
I try to help and care,
but she really is quite a scare.

I miss her very much.
I just want to feel her touch.
But it’s going to be alright.
Things are starting to look bright.

sayumm's picture

Good Job.

I really like the rhyming you do in the poem. I also like how things start out bad, but then they start to look better for you.

yeah!!

This is such a good poem. I so Want to read this book now. Great writing.... I love the rhyme scheme.

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