The Alarm

I wasn’t trying to do any harm I just wanted to hear the fire alarm In their run for the door Someone fell on the floor My behavior was below the school’s norm

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Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 6/26/2022 12:50:00 PM

me thinks you may have thought about pulling the fire alarm when you were a lad. :-)

Bill Baker
Date: 6/27/2022 7:23:00 AM

Maybe to get attention, but never did. :-)

I Am Anaya

Date: 6/9/2022 8:19:00 PM

Justified! Great times those were the days my friend! A win! Anaya

Bill Baker
Date: 6/10/2022 8:28:00 AM

Thanks, Bill

Deb M

Date: 6/8/2022 3:51:00 AM

Great Limerick Bill. I actually think you should do it Bill….press that fire alarm and run….if you can hehe! Liberating…..Debx

Bill Baker
Date: 6/8/2022 7:22:00 AM

You are a prankster, Deb. lol Thanks for the comment. Hugs, Bill

Sara Kendrick

Date: 6/7/2022 2:05:00 AM

Well, I wonder how long you had detention from that prank? Good work. Your visits to my page delight me. Sara

Bill Baker
Date: 6/8/2022 7:20:00 AM

Happy you are delighted by my visits. I always happy to see you've visited and commented on my poetry, Sara. It's nice to have friends here on poetry soup. Have a blessed day! Bill

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 6/6/2022 9:16:00 AM

What a coincidence Bill. Don't know if you have read about my poem, The Peanut Butter Strike. We were 6 friends from Zambia that after we finished our GCE British exams, could not proceed to Matric, unless we went overseas or to Rhodesia, Being new boarders tasks set for us and mine was to run to the classrooms in the dark set off the school alarm and run back before the Sister/nun in charge of us discovered I was missing. Just thought 'ditto' when i read your poem. Hugs, Blessings, Jennifer.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/6/2022 2:44:00 PM

I glad I posted this poem, so that I knew to go back and find "The Peanut Butter Strike". lol You could have mentioned it was from 10/10/2018 :-) but I found it and it was worth the time to read it. What an experience. The things we've done in our lives ... Thank for your comment and the heads up on your poem. Love and blessings my dear friend. Bill

Valsa George

Date: 6/5/2022 4:33:00 AM

Though you didn't want to do any harm, your behavior naturally must have frightened many. Inadvertent it was, but the act made others panicky !

Bill Baker
Date: 6/5/2022 5:32:00 AM

I didn't really do it. Just a poem and experience when someone else did it. Smiles ~ Blessings, Bill

Sotto Poet

Date: 6/4/2022 5:44:00 PM

Bill, it appears that you were rushed. I hope you didn't resist the authorities:)) by sounding the emergency siren,:)) and I can almost imagine you at least pondering this idea. Kindest regards dear friend

Bill Baker
Date: 6/5/2022 5:31:00 AM

Thanks for reading and commenting, my friend. Have a happy weekend! Bill

Komal Walimbe

Date: 6/4/2022 11:13:00 AM

LOL...Hahaha. It must have been such a rush... I remember once there was a loud alarm and we though it was a fire so all of us just rushed outside our class....only to find it was coming from a sports function held besides our school...

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 3:05:00 PM

Glad I got a lol out of this one. Thanks for the comment, Komal. Miles of smiles, Bill

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/3/2022 9:02:00 PM

Liar liar pants on fire…lol

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 8:09:00 AM

Yep, you got me. It is something I considered doing. lol Have a joyful day, my friend. Bill

Miranda Hawley

Date: 6/3/2022 8:41:00 PM

You rebel on pulling the fire alarm! It must have been a rush. But your line of "My behavior was below the school's norm" there it is.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/4/2022 8:08:00 AM

LOL, you made me giggle, Miranda. Thanks for reading and commenting on my poetry, my friend. Hugs, Bill

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 6/3/2022 3:24:00 AM

Somehow I can imagine your at least pondering this notion as a young boy. You crack me up.

Bill Baker
Date: 6/3/2022 7:46:00 AM

Thanks for the comment, Sara. I'm sure I wondered what the alarm would sound like, but the beating by my dad kept my curious mind and behavior at bay. :-) Bill

L Milton Hankins

Date: 6/2/2022 7:45:00 PM

Oh my! Please tell me you didn't, Bill!

Bill Baker
Date: 6/2/2022 8:02:00 PM

Didn't, just a Limerick