#173 Has Forgotten Something

The singing school messenger

Calling us all to class

Better get a move on chum

Or the hall monitor will have your ass

Running to beat the bell

I know I've forgotten something in my locker

So I hope like hell

I won't get called on in class

I slid into my seat

Without a second to spare

Laying out my books so neat

That maybe nobody would care

It was worming in my brain

What had I forgotten?

It was something important for sure

Looking again in my bag that it was not in

Nothing rang a bell

So I sat waiting for things to start

Looking around at friends

And an idiot who thought he was so smart

Everyone was looking at me strangely

I kept looking behind me

Thinking it was something back there

But everything looked normal that I could see

The teacher took attendance

As my name came around

I called out "Here"

She looked up at me without a sound

Her eyes grew wide

And her hand  left her side

To point nervously at her face

I was confused, it didn't look dignified

She cleared her throat

And asked me to gather my stuff

And go see the nurse

I complied, I'd had enough

I huffed out the door

And into the hall

I passed the mirror outside the bathroom

And I stopped, grabbing the wall

I realized what I'd forgotten

My face reflected in the mirror

Was missing an important thing

And explained the confusion and furor

I'd completely forgotten my nose