The Substitute

 

Deep silence crept across the class

As she swept into the room

She could have been walking on glass

An icy queen of doom

Spit balls and pencils up in the air

All came to a halt when she gave a glare

 

In time with the ticking clock

She walked like a strutting peacock

We glanced at each other scared,

As though all our secrets to be bared

Our hearts began to pound

In fear our feet stuck to the ground


 And when she finally spoke

Her sweet voice wafted by

Out of our nightmare we awoke

Like birds gliding in the sky

One by one we let out a sigh

And soared like a butterfly

 

- Ragini Srikrishna -

VII A

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