Live Life Team
The poem, ‘Excuse Me’, was written by Patrick Winstanley. It goes like this:
The orchestra’s mid-rehearsal
And I’m dying for a pee,
But although I’m holding up my hand,
I can’t make the teacher see.
I clash the cymbals, bang the drum,
But he doesn’t hear my plea.
If I have a tinkle on the piano,
Then he’s sure to notice me.
The poem is about a boy who plays in a school orchestra; he is desperate to go to the comfort room, and wants to get the attention of the teacher. It was observed by the author that in every class, no lesson is ended without a pupil raising his or her hand, politely asking if he or she may be excused for a while because he or she has to pee. However, the author believes that in some cases the school children go to the comfort room just to ease their boredom.
The poem tells us about the common behaviour of school children who are hyperactive, playful, and timid. School children treat teachers as superior beings, along with their parents, and people can observe the politeness and respect that they give to their teachers. Even though going to the lavatory is very common for youngsters in the class, when they make an excuse to escape for a while from a topic that bores them or simply because they really feel the urge to pee, they somehow manage to ask courteously for permission to go out. The teacher, on the other hand, should probably add a little flavour to his/her lecture that he/she thinks is of interest to the students.
