Blame, Shame, Claim Poem by Janneke Tenvoorde

Playing baseball with the class.
Throw the ball, come on, pass!
Broken windows, broken glass.
Teacher’s coming, run fast!
Hey you, the one who’s last.
Get over here, I mean it, fast!

Blame, blame, blame
I didn’t even do it.
Shame, shame, shame
Yet, I never even threw it.
Claim, claim, claim
They never knew it!

In the office starts the battle,
Because I do not want to tattle,
On my friend who hit the paddle.
Now I am my buddy’s tool,
Since everyone thinks I broke the rule,
When actually my friend was the fool.

Blame, blame, blame
I didn’t even do it.
Shame, shame, shame
Yet, I never even threw it.
Claim, claim, claim
They never knew it!

Of course I got suspended,
Feeling terribly offended,
But now my anger has mended,
And my suspension has ended.

written by a friend, Arlene