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Hand Hygiene

Wash your hands before you eat For two minutes at least Let it cook well that meat Before you bid it welcome into your gut. I see you running to and fro The little office is ours no more A little stool sits outside the door And beside it... almost gone lies the tissue on the floor. You cry in pain as your stomach rumbles Inside your belly feels like a wild jungle Where lions roar and elephants trample Well I warned you first so do not grumble. Can’t see your eyes they’re soo deep set Your skin is dry and screaming with thirst You are losing water two ways and yet… We’ve been taught but listen you won’t. There is only one cure and this is it Wash your hands before you eat Before you drink please that water treat Fruits are yummy but wash ‘em first.

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Date: 11/19/2019 4:14:00 PM
can someone please explain to me what the poet means on the second stanza regarding the word, 'little office'? And i don't quite get the overall meaning of the fourth stanza. Please i need help.
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Haikal Afiq
Date: 11/19/2019 5:59:00 PM
I would like to give thanks to the poet for making such a beautiful and wonderful poem that can be used as a material for teaching students about hygiene. I'm a trainee teacher and i found this poem to be suitable for my students. Again thank you!
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Haikal Afiq
Date: 11/19/2019 5:55:00 PM
Okay so after some 'extensive' research i did on the web about symptoms of vomiting, i have finally figured out that the fourth stanza is about vomiting.
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Haikal Afiq
Date: 11/19/2019 4:18:00 PM
okay i have understood that the 'little office' as a place you do your 'business' but i still can't figure out the fourth stanza.
Date: 1/7/2016 6:29:00 AM
wow
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Date: 10/3/2015 3:41:00 PM
Yes girl! I totally agree
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