The School Toilet Poem by Gert Strydom

Early in the afternoon they did almost like a band
smoke in the toilet
and it was Camel, Lexington and every kind of cigarette
when they did enjoy it to their later misery
and I did not mix with this kind of fun
but about the girls we did talk in depth,
did tell each other about falling in love,
the girls that were cute and beautiful were regarded high
and the others were left out of our conversations
as everyone of us did yearn for a beautiful companion
but for their sake I was on the lookout for mister Rhode
who did come along riding on his red Vespa motor scooter
as smoking was at that time strictly prohibited
and that teacher did not take any trouble from pupils.

© Gert Strydom