Tick tock goes the clock
The quiet room is where I sit.
And I try not to have a fit.
Tick tock goes the clock.
I wait for time to go by I suppose.
When it's too quiet that's when I hum.
I try not to be
A distraction to those who come.
Tick tock the clock goes
In the corner is where I am.
Doing my work
Or simply reading.
Tick tock the clock goes
Making such little noise, it can hardly
Be heard
I hide away from those who come in.
Still I say, “Hi”, and hide back in.
It may be lonely, for I have only the clock.
Tick tock the clock goes
Lo, a visitor on the other side!
We laugh until I'm told “ Time to work!”
We go separate ways but that is okay.
The quiet room is like my home
That is until it's time to go.
--Isabella G., 6th-8th Grade
