I’ve got a Band-Aid on my toe.
It’s been there for twelve days.
It’s scungy, black and smells a bit,
but on my toe it stays.
My mum says, ‘take it off right now,
it makes me feel quite sick.’
My dad says, ‘that’s disgusting son!
You take it off now. Quick!’
But I’m not gonna take it off,
at least not for a while:
my brother isn’t grossed out yet,
and that would make me smile.
© Kristin Martin 2012
Hi Kristin
I thought Band-Aid was funny. I liked it beacuse my mum was grossed out too.
From Madi
Hi Madison,
Thanks for your comment. I’m glad you liked the poem. Have you written any poems that you could share on the ‘your poems’ page?
Kristin
I am learning about poems at the moment. I am trying to write a Haiku about me, but its not done yet.
Poems take time. They seem easy because they’re short, but each word is important.
Hi Kristin
i really like this poem because band-aids have lots of uses and how disgusting is it to wear a band-aid for twelve days.
Thanks Vinuk
Poor mum and dad.
Hi Genna,
Luckily, it’s not a true poem!
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
Love this poem !!! I sometimes wear band-aids but I only leave it on for a day or until I shower !!! You are sooo clever!!! Your son is sooo creative to think of the poem idea !!! I think it is a good topic!!! Now that I think about it it would be funny to see my two brothers get all grossed out about a silly band- aid!!!!!
Love your poems can’t wait to read another poem!!!!
Clara ❤️
Hi Clara,
Thank you! My son is a teen-ager now. I wonder what he’d think of the poem now…
Kristin
Hi Kristen
That was a great poem. Was this poem based on a person you know? I have not a had a band aid as gross as the one in the poem but from the way the child’s parent reacted to the band aid I think that the band aid must have been very very gross.
Yes, it was! Though I may have exaggerated it a bit!
Kristin
Hi Kristin
I love it! But I would take it off. Trust me, I’ve had a lot of band-aids like this! Did you write this poem because it happened to you?
Tharusha
No, again, this was my son’s idea.
hi Kristin
that poem was so funny thanks for the poem.
You’re welcome, Tharuja.
You’re welcome, Tharuja. I’m glad you thought it was funny.
Wow this is so funny!
I love the fact that they only want the band-aid on is to gross out their brother, not to heal their toe!
From M
P.S I am in CU
Hi M,
Thanks for your comment. I like Children’s University.
Kristin
Thanks 🙂
hi kristin your poem is super funny and how your trying to gross out your brother is hilarious 😉
p.s im in cua program
Hi Mikayla,
Thank you. I like Children’s University. I am doing a poetry reading at Hallet Cove Library in the school holidays which is a Children’s University event.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
I really love silly poems, I liked this poem especially because the kid was waiting for his brother to be grossed out.
That’s what I would do, wait for my brother to be grossed out.
I really like how it rhymed and made me feel pretty gross but happy.
Hi Matthew,
I’m glad you like silly poems. I have a whole section of them!
I’m glad you felt gross but happy when you read my poem.
Kristin
Hi Kristin
I didn’t quite like band-aid mostly because I hate it when the band-aid stinks and it’s just feral. Having a band-aid for 12 days now. And how does the story tellers brother NOT grossed out? If I was him, I would had told him of. Thanks for the nice but gross poem.
Hi Dinith,
I think the band-aid is pretty gross already. I think a lot of brothers would actually agree!
Kristin
Hi kristin i hate when my brothers do something disgusting it gives me the hebegebes i totally agree discusting
Hi Sophie,
Yes. It is disgusting!
Kristin
I can relate I am all way desperate to disgust my brother but isn’t that every siblings dream! I Absolutely love your poem
Thanks! I’m glad you like my poem.
Kristin
Hi Kirstin Martin
Bayley here I AM A CUA STUDENT who enjoyed your poem
FROM BAYLEY
Hi Bayley,
I’m glad you enjoyed my poem!
Kristin
I hate leaving a band-aid for longer than 2 days. Any longer and I wouldn’t be able to even think about my poor toe.
I’m with you on that (despite what I wrote in the poem!).
I hate leaving a band-aid for longer than 2 days. Any longer and I wouldn’t be able to even think about my poor toe.
Hi Kristin
This is ultimate getting back at your siblings. Way to go!
Thanks Zaynab,
Of course, it isn’t true! I wouldn’t really be that mean to my brother.
Kristin
Hi Kristin,
that was yuk! But it was a good poem! i lke how you said But My Brother Isn’t Grossed Out Yet!
Thanks, Mikayla!
thats a good idea, i have two brothers so yeah. very funny.
– Nyasha
Hi Nyasha,
Thanks for your comment. I have two sons- they inspire some of my poems.
Kristin
I had lot of bondaid like this..true that are smelly and gross. But i like they way you have put it on the poem
Band-aids are helpful because they make the cuts better.
-Thisama
Band-Aids are gross. Some people love having Band-Aids because they think it shows bravery. What do you think happened before the boy got the Band-Aid?
Hi Thisali,
That’s a good question. He probably just had a tiny cut!
Kristin
I dislike bandaids. Like you said they are gross and they smell weird. I hate seing them in the pool! But great poem.
Thanks Tae!
I love it! But I would take it off. Trust me, I’ve had a lot of band-aids like this!
Tharusha
Hi Tharusha,
I would take it off too!
Kristin
that’s so funny☺ keep it up Kristin
Thanks Tiaana!
This is awesome and so so funny amazing poem keep it up kristin
Thanks Taralee!
very funny! I don’t know why, but I also like to keep my band-aids for as long as I can.
Hi Thenumi,
I think you aren’t the only person who does that!
Kristin
Hi Kristin
I really like this poem even though it was gross
I whinge for even small scraps so my mother bought a packet of plasters for me so I could use when ever I want to.
Hu Yenuli,
That was very nice of your mum!
Kristin
It was very funny and I would take it off straight away
Hi Adeline,
Thanks, I’m glad you thought my poem was funny. I think you are smart to not leave your bandaids on too long.
Kristin
I remember when my sister had a band-aid and she wouldn’t take it off because some one at school said it was good luck.
Hi Desiyer,
I like that my poem reminds you of your sister.
Kristin
My sister is small
It was very funny and reminds me about my brother when he had a band-aid.
Hi Nuwin,
I’m glad you think it’s funny. It was written about a little boy I know.
Kristin
True I would hate that if it happened to me.
Tharinsa
I love it. I hate my MUM cutting my toenails.
Hi Kodey,
I’m glad you like my poem. I wrote it because one of my sons hates having his toenails cut. He actually told me that a bear ate his toenails, so I wrote this poem.
Love it!
Thanks Lynette!