detention

With the examinations nearing
On and on the earnest teacher droned
In my boredom I turned into the distance
My eyes lost focus and I began to zone

Day dreams filled my vision
Vivid images that made me happy
Unconsciously my lips slowly widened
Into an unknowing smile but suddenly

I felt a tug at my left elbow
I struggled to regain composure
Rudely intruding into my personal space
“Stand up!” that teacher hollered

There I stood and slouched in silence
Still very much in a daze
He said my inattention eventually
Would lead to my fall from grace

He told me there was no time
For wistful, wasteful day dreaming
No time to play the silly fool
With exams so fast approaching

He said I needed to buck up
And pull up my socks right now
So absentmindedly I yanked them higher
Making the class erupt in hoots and howls

You could see his demeanour change
That teacher’s angry face grew red
And when the bell rang for going home
I was at detention instead