The new school year was starting,
and I came to class prepared.
I’d made a “Friendship Starter Kit”
because I felt so scared.
I filled my kit with games for two,
plus dominoes and dice,
and conversation starter cards
to help me break the ice.
I added jokes and trivia,
some gummy worms to share,
and finished with a handy
“get-to-know-you” questionnaire.
At school I grabbed my backpack,
and I rummaged for my kit.
I dug around, checked everywhere.
Whoops. I’d forgotten it!
My stomach tumbled off a cliff.
I felt so unprepared.
Then someone smiled and said, “Hello.”
Hey, why was I so scared?
