Like a White Rabbit

I glance at the clock
And wake with a start
It reads 8:22
I’m out like a dart.

I rush to the bathroom
Still pulling on a sock
Yank a brush through my hair
And get quite a shock.

It’s 8:23
And I’m halfway downstairs
Before I look at my mouth-
My toothbrush is still there!

I’m all over the place
As I sprint to the kitchen
I yelp at the time
My minutes are tickin’.

My mother says
“Hurry up and eat!”
I slam shut the fridge
And am off on two feet.

My backpack is heavy
Which is about as nice
As the time, which freezes me
Faster than ice!

8:35, and oh,
I am doomed!
I race down the steps and land
With a BOOM.

My sneakers are on
In two seconds flat
I fly through the door
And a good thing, at that.

A big yellow bus
Tut-tuts away,
I run as fast as I can
And make it…. HOORAY!

I collapse in a seat
With a big friendly bunch
But that’s when I realize
I’d forgotten my lunch.