Poisoned

A thirsty teacher sipped her water
And she could have fainted
For she discovered that
Her water bottle had been tainted.

Two fourth grade students did the job
With poison pills intended
For rats and mice and not
Some human life you might want ended.

The hospital confirmed the deed;
The poison did its trick.
The teacher didn’t die, but yes,
She certainly got sick.

And what will happen to those boys?
They’ll claim it was a prank.
They’re lucky it was just a sip
Their hapless teacher drank.

Though some will say they didn’t know
They’d fooled around with fire,
Their teacher should just thank her stars,
Say “Screw this!” and retire.