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I have a constant itch upon my head So I scratch it with my finger At night I head upstairs to bed But the itching continues to linger I scratched my head till early morn and I tossed and turned all night My head was itching; I felt so forlorn Something definitely wasn't quite right I checked my hair and started screaming When I discovered a little head louse It’d laid its eggs when I was dreaming I want to hide myself away in my house! I lotion my scalp, damned nits are minuscule Then I comb hundreds of eggs from my hair Guess I’ve caught them from the kids at school BUT I’M THEIR TEACHER – IT JUST ISN’T FAIR! An Unwanted Guest Contest Sponsored by Shadow Hamilton Pure Fiction write .. but I can't stop itching since I wrote this! 02~22~17

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Charlie Smith

Date: 3/11/2017 9:57:00 AM

Back to congratulate you Jan...

Jan Allison
Date: 3/14/2017 12:10:00 PM

Thanks so much Charlie:-) hugs Jan xx

Sara Chansarkar

Date: 3/8/2017 8:34:00 AM

Haha, only you can a poem with such a funny ending,Jan!Congrats!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/8/2017 5:08:00 PM

Thanks Sara I did have fun with this one:-) hugs Jan xx

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 3/6/2017 9:10:00 AM

Just swinging back, my friend to congratulate you on a wonderful, well-deserved win! A-7! Hugs. Pandita

Jan Allison
Date: 3/7/2017 5:24:00 PM

Thanks Pandita:-) hugs Jan xx

Darren White

Date: 3/6/2017 1:20:00 AM

EEEEWWWW, I hate those, can you imagine them being in my long afro hair? Congratulations :)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/6/2017 1:22:00 AM

Eww and can you imagine working with a kid whose hair is alive and moving by itself :-( they used to have a school nit nurse then they got stopped many years ago with cut backs - grr am scratching again now:-( hugs Jan xx

Joanna Daniel

Date: 3/5/2017 8:02:00 AM

Lice can be quite troublesome, Jan:) I loved that last line, though the picture made me go yikes :) congratulations on your win:)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/5/2017 8:48:00 AM

I itch every time someone comments Jo lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Joseph May

Date: 3/5/2017 7:35:00 AM

A winning itch...Congrats Jan

Jan Allison
Date: 3/5/2017 7:38:00 AM

lol Thanks Joseph:-) hugs Jan xx

Cheryl Hoffman

Date: 3/5/2017 7:23:00 AM

This poem left me itching to congratulate you! Congrats on a great witty write!~hugs~Che :)

Jan Allison
Date: 3/5/2017 7:24:00 AM

LOl Cheryl I start to scratch every time I read it and see that pic:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 3/5/2017 7:15:00 AM

Congrats on your win with this wonderfully itchy poem!

Jan Allison
Date: 3/5/2017 7:24:00 AM

Thanks Agnes:-) I itch every time I see the pic and poem lol:-) I am delighted to be on the winners list:-) hugs Jan xx

Maurice Yvonne

Date: 2/24/2017 4:55:00 PM

A great take on the contest. You are so creative. The write flows beautifully and the rhyme is unstrained. I loved it. A Fav!

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2017 5:18:00 PM

LOL It makes me itch every time anyone comments on it lol:-) thanks my friend:-) hugs Jan xx

Pandita Sietesantos

Date: 2/24/2017 10:19:00 AM

Hi Jan, okay this is sooooo funny! While I have never had to deal with these pests, I know people who were literally besieged by an army of lice and of course I kept my distance! Enjoyed this humorous piece. Definitely a winner! Hugs. Pandita

Jan Allison
Date: 2/24/2017 10:36:00 AM

My son had nits when he was in primary school - I worked in school for 16 years and was lucky to never get them. but I did work with children who did have them and it was most disconcerting as you could see them crawling in their hair:-( eww it is making me itchy:-( hugs jan xx

Roy Pett

Date: 2/23/2017 5:21:00 AM

Love your poem Jan but hate the little blighters that it's about, great theme for contest good luck, Roy.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/23/2017 5:32:00 AM

Gee I've start to scratch the minute I see that pic and the poem lol I have never had nits not even as a child:-) hugs Jan xx

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 2/23/2017 3:10:00 AM

- I get the itch just by reading it, Jan :))) - Luck in the contest - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/23/2017 5:32:00 AM

Me too Anne Lise I almost hope not to get comments lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Carol B.

Date: 2/22/2017 9:29:00 PM

Lol, This creeps me out :)

Jan Allison
Date: 2/23/2017 5:33:00 AM

It makes me itch!:-( hugs Jan xx

Charlie Smith

Date: 2/22/2017 7:55:00 PM

This was discusstingly good Jan...

Jan Allison
Date: 2/23/2017 5:33:00 AM

I hope Shadow likes it lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Daniel Turner

Date: 2/22/2017 7:48:00 PM

This is disgustingly funny, Jan. The power of suggestion. Lol

Jan Allison
Date: 2/23/2017 5:34:00 AM

I am reading the comments in one batch so i don't scratch all day lol:-) hugs jan xx

Lynn Marie

Date: 2/22/2017 7:15:00 PM

..this makes me squirm :-) they say all critters have purpose but I'm not sure these do, they are awful for children and a nightmare to rid of at home. I do like how well written this is, You have captured the feelings with humour and facts, no easy feat for this topic :-) Excellent writing Jan! My best to you in the contest. blessings, lynn

Jan Allison
Date: 2/23/2017 5:35:00 AM

I can't imagine one useful thing headlice do apart from provide a huge income for the manufacturers of the products used to get rid of them lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Agnes Krampe

Date: 2/22/2017 5:59:00 PM

arrgh. Glad it is fiction. I love how you give these so not funny creatures a humorous spin. Good luck in the contest.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/22/2017 6:08:00 PM

I itch every time I read the poem lol - the pic is just off the web - I remember when I did my nursery nursing training one of the girls actually sellotaped a dead louse in her health folder - I was amazed to see it - ugh I am itching again:-( hugs and itches lol:-) jan xx

Agnes Krampe
Date: 2/22/2017 6:00:00 PM

Oh, and how did you find the awful picture? I am starting to itch, too.

Chris Green

Date: 2/22/2017 5:21:00 PM

This was really lice Jan....oops, I mean nice. :) Funny, the soup validation code for this comment is...RUN.

Jan Allison
Date: 2/22/2017 5:26:00 PM

ha ha ha Chris I love some of the captchas I have had I wish we could copy them lol - gee i can't stop itching and I've never had nits even though I worked in a school for 16 years:-) hugs Jan xx

Tim Smith

Date: 2/22/2017 5:15:00 PM

Yikes....we had it once...not good bag everything...quit sharing bathing caps at the spa : )

Jan Allison
Date: 2/22/2017 5:19:00 PM

I'm glad to say I never got nits when I worked at school as a support assistant but I did work with kids whose hair was literally alive and on one occassion I had to kill the lice that dropped off and were crawling on the desk - they got rid of the nit nurse years ago - eww I am itching now as I type:-( hugs Jan xx