Short Dweeb Poems

   Fay was dying to go to the big dance
   Praying a nice boy would give her a chance
     But O, most unfortunate!
     ‘Dweeb’ called... Fay bit the bullet
   ‘Til he came to her door ~ in short plaid pants
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He claims not to be a geek,
Although it has been heard,
That he’s in the science clique.

He denies that he’s a nerd,
But if you quickly check,
His Sci-Fi interest is inferred.

He says he doesn’t like “Star Trek”,
But if you block the TV set,
He’ll often crane his neck.

He says he’s not a dweeb and yet,
Ask him about his PhD,
He’ll know the answer you can bet.

If he’d stop denying it he’d see,
I’m just as big a geek as he!...

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speak up my dear
the class can't hear you 
when you mumble
e-n-u-n-c-i-a-t-e
stand up straight
pull that hair back 
from your face
no wonder no one wants 
to play with you
at recess all you ever do
is sit outside the classroom door
nose in a book
"look, look! it's bug-eyes"
she hears somebody say
"she's such a booger-nosed,
knobby-kneed, goober-dweeb"
she waits . . .
until their voices fade
to wipe her tears 
away...

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