Cant go to School


It’s a Shel Sliverstein poem. It’s in the book Where the sidewalk ends. We are thankful to a visitor for providing this information to us.

“I have the measles and the mumps,
A gash, a rash and purple bumps.
My mouth is wet, my throat is dry.
I’m going blind in my right eye.
My tonsils are as big as rocks,
I’ve counted sixteen chicken pox
And there’s one more-that’s seventeen,
And don’t you think my face looks green?
My leg is cut, my eyes are blue
It might be instamatic flu.
I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke,
I’m sure that my left leg is broke
My hip hurts when I move my chin,
My belly button’s caving in,
My back is wrenched, my ankle’s sprained,
My ‘pendix pains each time it rains.
My nose is cold, my toes are numb,
I have a sliver in my thumb.
My neck is stiff, my voice is weak,
I hardly whisper when I speak.
My tongue is filling up my mouth,
I think my hair is falling out.
My elbow’s bent, my spine ain’t straight,
My temperature is one-o-eight.
My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear,
There’s a hole inside my ear.

I have a hangnail, and my heart is – What?
What’s that? What’s that you say?
You say today is …….Saturday?
G’bye, I’m going out to play!”

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17 Responses to “Cant go to School”

  1. larissa, on June 15th, 2007 Said:

    lol…that’s a funny one…

  2. enya, on November 25th, 2007 Said:

    lmao…..i rally like this poem

  3. jessica, on December 5th, 2007 Said:

    this is the best poem i have ever heard u’s should do this more often it really good.good job guys lol lmfao

  4. chelsea, on December 13th, 2007 Said:

    hey this is my shel silverstein……i read this at a literacy night at my school last year

  5. jaz, on December 27th, 2007 Said:

    lol dat funny

  6. Brandi, on April 1st, 2008 Said:

    This is really funny and cute. Do you know who wrote it?

  7. Measles and Mumps, on May 1st, 2008 Said:

    who rote this pom??? its goooooood!!!!!!

  8. Brittney, on May 12th, 2008 Said:

    haha

  9. tunisha, on July 16th, 2008 Said:

    its the best everyones peom is the best even yours

  10. Ryan, on October 8th, 2008 Said:

    who is the poet…author

  11. brandi, on November 16th, 2008 Said:

    omg this sounds just like me. see im 14 and i really hate school but this sounds like something i would say

  12. Jonas Brother luva, on December 27th, 2008 Said:

    This poem is hilarious!! In sixth grade I had to present tis poem to da class!! Jonas Brothers!! Ohh ya!! =)

  13. brandon, on April 8th, 2009 Said:

    who the heck is the poet! i need to know for school : P

  14. faiza, on May 27th, 2009 Said:

    WOW its too cool I like it Its my first time submitting any comment

  15. Rhonda Moore, on October 21st, 2009 Said:

    The poem is called “Sick”.
    You are missing the first two lines of the poem. They are as follows:
    “I cannot go to school today, ”
    Said little Peggy Ann Mc Kay.

  16. yeah whatever, on October 27th, 2009 Said:

    This Is from an AWESOME book called “Where the Sidewalk Ends” by Shel Silverstein.

  17. kierra.... i think?, on March 9th, 2010 Said:

    ummmm….. shel silverstein writes alot of his poems using hilarity. if you like this one you should check out the book listed above or “a light in the attic”. a personal fav of mine :)

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