Poisoned

A thirsty teacher sipped her water And she could have fainted For she discovered that Her water bottle had been tainted. Two fourth grade students did the job With poison pills intended For rats and mice and not Some human life you might want ended. The hospital confirmed the deed; The poison did its trick. The teacher didn’t die, but yes, She certainly got sick. And what will happen to those boys? They’ll claim it was a prank. They’re lucky it was just a sip Their hapless teacher drank. Though some will say they didn’t know They’d fooled around with fire, Their teacher should just thank her stars, Say “Screw this!” and retire.