When the Bell Goes
When the bell goes
The long day’s ending
When the bell goes
Grab coats and bags
Thrilled and overjoyed
Making lots of noise
Running to the gates with all the other girls and boys
When the bell goes
We’re so excited
When the bell goes
At half-past three
Hurrying for home
Chatting on our phones
Stopping at the ice cream van to buy a strawberry cone
When the bell goes
We’re screaming, shouting
When the bell goes
We’re crazy, nuts
Dashing down the streets
Sucking sticky sweets
Practising our rapping to the rhythms and the beats
When the bell goes
The lesson’s finished
When the bell goes
We come alive
Jumping over walls
Breaking every rule
Doing lots of stuff we’re not allowed to do at school
I don’t care about anything
When I hear ring, ring, ring, ring
When the bell goes
When the bell goes
When the bell goes
© Neal Zetter,
Poetry Roundabout 