It’s just my luck
That I dropped my mum’s favourite mug
It’s just my luck
That I had to walk our one-eyed pug
It’s just my luck
That I got told off by my mother
It’s just my luck
That I had to babysit my baby brother
It’s just my luck
That I got humiliated in front of my whole class
It’s just my luck
That I got suspended just because I laughed
It’s just my luck
That I failed in pretending to fall sick on a school day
It’s just my luck
That when my sister cleared the table she got paid
It’s just my luck
That I missed an open goal in football
It’s just my luck
That I couldn’t act as one of the seven dwarfs for I was too small
It’s just my luck
That Jason got to be head boy
It’s just my luck
That when I went for my lunch, the only thing left was bockchoy
It’s just my luck
That none of my friends could come to my sleepover
It’s just my luck
That when I mow the lawn a stone gets caught in the mower
It’s just my luck
That Kirsty McRae got a phone when she was nine
It’s just my luck
That dad hogged the Fifa 16 even though it was mine
It’s just my luck
That when I toast a marshmallow it gets burnt like it would with dragon’s fire
It’s just my luck
That I still have to go to school, though my grandparents can retire
It’s just my luck
That I dream about the ‘best prank ever!’ being played on me
It’s just my luck
That it tastes like I have worms in my mouth when I drink tea
It’s just my luck
That I when I try to light a match, the spark falls on my clothes
It’s just my luck
That when I try and swat a bee, it always ends up on my nose
It’s just my luck
That my teacher chose me to do litter duty
It’s just my luck
That my dad bought a three-wheeled car, and Tom’s dad: a brand new Suzuki
It’s just my luck
That Jude’s dad got him one thousand pounds for his birthday, for he was a king
It’s just my luck
That my mum only got me a book called ‘how to care for your things’
It’s just my luck
That my hamster died after three minutes in the cage
It’s just my luck
That when I even touch my friend Sam, he goes on a rage
It’s just my luck
That whenever I try and take a snack from the top shelf, my mum catches me
It’s just my luck
That whenever I try and sneak out to see my friends, dad always has the key
It’s just my luck
That when I do some carpentry, my thumb gets cut
It’s just my luck
That I’m not very lucky, but…
It’s just my luck
That I’m getting luckier now
It’s just my luck
That, that didn’t last for very long, so I put on a big frown
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This poem is dedicated to Josh Nazombe for coming up with the idea for a poem about a unlucky boy/girl.
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