life planning

I wasn't a terrific kid,
but I was at least
interesting.

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With 'Student of the Week'
always just out of reach,
I had fun at school instead.

I didn't need to know
about Columbus
or his rotten voyage-
because I was going to be
a ninja.

And I didn't need to know
my times tables or
the table of elements-
because I was going to be
a rockstar.

Yeah, I had it all worked out:
a ninja rockstar-
what could be better?