The Lesson by Roger McGough (student's POV)

It was quite in the staffroom

as bravely the student ran in

teachers looked at him in shock

he clenched his fists and screamed

"We have got enough of you,

now you all will face your doom.

I'm going to teach you a lesson

one that you'll never forget."

He punched the teacher who grabbed him hand

and slammed her onto the wall

then kicked his ball towards the ceiling

A huge light bulb fell

Books in his hands he flung them around

at every teacher's desk

"take this you teachers" he declared

"no more exams, scoldings or tests"

He grabbed some papers from the table

burning them with a lighter

then drawing out his water gun

shooting water at all the teachers

The first blast soaked Ms Lucy

(who sat right at the front)

she fell off from her arm chair

As if trying to do a stunt

"Please stop you nonsense"

an angry teacher shouted

"Oh, so sorry" said the student

pointed his gun at her face and fired

The monitor popped a head through the door

to see why a din was being made

he laughed and giggled

no more teachers means no more grades

when the student finally stopped

the room all soaking wet

the teachers were all so shocked

Some of older ones kicked the bucket

The student looked around the room

the crying and the dead

he laughed out loud maliciously

"Now let that be a lesson" he said.