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Saber Jet Misadventure

Folded as neatly as any origami piece
I fashioned my saber-jet flight ready
And aimed it at my third-grade squeeze
When the teacher said, “Milton, please!”

Unfortunately, missing my target, darn,
It zig-zagged far to the left, then steady
Flew right into the window aquarium
When the teacher said, “Milton, please!”

Retrieving my water-saturated missile
Which was dripping fuel onto the floor
I was petrified by my apparent disgrace
When the teacher said, “Milton, please!”

Creeping back to my seat in disgrace
While expecting, as a result, the worst
In my effort my sweetheart to appease
When the teacher said, “Milton, please!”

Written August 14, 2022
[based on a true experience]
Submitted to "Paper Airplanes" Poetry Contest
Sponsored by John Lawless

Copyright © L Milton Hankins | Year Posted 2022

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Caren Krutsinger Date: 8/16/2022 11:54:00 PM Oh, this is lovely; I expect to find it in the winner's circle! Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/17/2022 8:06:00 AM Well, we'll have to see. Sometimes I think I have a winner, and it doesn't even place!

Jenna Logan Date: 8/16/2022 5:53:00 PM This is the determined side of Milton. You wanted that girl's attention and got it come hell or high aquarium water. Were you a little rebellious in school? Adorable write. Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/16/2022 7:15:00 PM Was I ever! I can't tell you how many times I was embarrassed for my antics. I think I would have been pilloried, but, honestly, most of the time I was the teachers' pet because I made good grades...and, let's face it, I was a little charmer!

Paulette Calasibetta Date: 8/14/2022 5:24:00 PM A bit mischievous ~ love the picture you paint~a young boys dream to "appease" and ends in his head hanging low. I bet you had a lot of fun writing this...could it be part of your early days? Good luck in the contest! :)Paulette Login to Reply L Milton Hankins Date: 8/14/2022 5:38:00 PM Thanks, Paulette. I could fill a book with the funny (and sometimes) weird episodes that marked my school years. I occasionally write about them. You might enjoy "The Kiss," which was one of my earliest misadventures.