The Day I Forgot to Flush the Toilet
a poem for World Toilet Day
The day I forgot to flush the toilet
Is a day I’ll never forget.
The news spread like wildfire,
A song was sung by the school choir.
The bathroom grew a terrible stink,
Worse than you’d ever think.
Lunch break was an hour away,
I couldn’t keep the thought at bay.
I became known as ‘Captain P’
By everyone except three —
Peter, Pam, and Paul —
My best friends, I loved them all.
The spot was barricaded,
“For shame! For shame!” they paraded.
A thousand thoughts raced in my mind,
I wish the clock would just rewind.
I remember now why I forgot
To flush the thing down the pot;
I got distracted by a drawing on the bathroom door —
A map of pipelines leading to the ocean floor.
One little mistake is all it took
For an unforgettable quote in the yearbook —
“Stinking up the bathroom isn’t a crime,
Just remember to flush the toilet next time.”
