No Ifs, Ands Or Butts
An A.P.* who was filling in
To read aloud on Zoom
Just grabbed a book his own kids faved
And thereby met his doom.
The second graders loved it
But it didn’t make the cut
With his boss, because the title talked
Of needing a new butt.
The humor’s aimed at children
And describes, in certain parts,
The different types of derrieres
And also talks of farts.
Reluctant readers sometimes need
Such talk to be inspired
But still, the one who read it
Found out he had gotten fired.
This happened while America
Was celebrating reading
And surely censorship like this
Is not what kids are needing.
*Assistant principal
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2022
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