I’m leaving home by Jean Bennett

"Nobody cares" I’m leaving home!
Nobody loves me,
nobody cares.
Whenever I speak
nobody hears.

"Tidy your room" I've had enough!
'Tidy your room,
pick up your books,
hang all your clothes
up on their hooks.'

I'll go to Aunt Jane's.
She doesn’t say
'Be patient – just wait'
or make me eat greens
and things that I hate.

I'll pack my bags now
What shall I take?
Can’t forget Ted
nor the grey mouse
that’s under my bed.

Leaving home I don’t know the way,
it’s dark out there.
What’s that strange sound?
Perhaps it’s a ghost
or a savage bloodhound.

Well,
I'll give them a chance
to be kind to me.
I think I'll stay home
with my family.

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I liked this poem because it rhymed and I think the girl must be unhappy: ethan, 8
I don’t like my green.: Maggie, 11
I think it was a fantastic poem: Alarna, 11
i have read 2 story so fare and this is the best out of all of them it was great: Alicia, 11
cool pictures, really liked it.: alarna, 11
it was so awesome: leslie, 11
I think it was a sad story because it was about a girl leaving her family.: Matthew, 11
it is allright: hamish, 11
I love this poem it is the best poem i have heard in my life. :) :) :): Ricci, 11
I love the way how it ryhmes and it is a fabulous poem: Alexandra, 9 years old
I think it was really cool, and I liked the rhyming words.: Woo, 11.
How did you think of that?: Becky, 11.
I thought it was cool and I like the good words.: Stevie, 11.
I really like the poem and it is unhappy when people always growl at you.: Loisi, 12.
I liked it.: Oscar, 10.
I thought it was great for children like me. All poems should be as good as that one!!!!!!!!: Harriet 9 3/4
I read I'm Leaving Home. It's about a girl, I like it because it rhymes.: Zayden, 9.
It was great and it rhymed, the girl is unhappy.: Leelee, 9.