I tried to write a poem

Me trying to write a teacher appreciation poem is really a nightmare. I’m about as good at poetry as OJ Simpson is good at anger management. (Don’t be offended, people. It’s a joke.) But it really is the thought that counts. So Mr. Wilkes, my favorite teacher from the fifth grade, please remember that:

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Roses are red

I heard violets are not really violet

I hear people dig poems

So I thought I would try it.

Even though this poem

actually kind of sucks.

I want you to know

you’re worth a million bucks.

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The link at the top has a bunch of good poems. You might want to check it out.