Back in 1964 was my first day in school

I was really shy really didn’t want to be there

Mrs. Davis was my teacher she was not nice at all.

She was really old and mean

She had a nasty look she really talked

Quite hateful to the students in her class

I did not want to be there

The windows were all open

So when she stepped out of the room

I went out the window started running toward my home

The principal caught up with me

About four blocks away from school

He blocked me off with his car and took me back to school

That was the first day of school

I got my back side busted

He took a board and hit me twice

I know that I was dancing

After that I stayed at school

That board had made a difference

After that along the way

I must of got five hundred more.

I’m still here to talk about it.

All these kids that go to school

That do not know about discipline

Have never had a whipping.

It would help to bring the board back

To punish the bad students.

I was bad I must admit but I took my punishment like a man

The licks I took they never killed me

They made me tough I learned respect

I knew to respect my elders

I learned so much from that first day

I stayed at school and dared not leave

Mrs Davis never did forgive me

I really made her look bad

So she always kept me in detention

I really started my first day at school

It was on the wrong foot

I really learned a lesson that

I remember till this day

Written By

Freddie Lopez

04-05-2020