A Worm Tail: Poem Analysis

A Worm Tail

I’m on the bench at my bus stop,
Waiting and watching for the bus,
When I feel my toes reconfigure and my body shrink.
I look down to see my legs fall off!
Now, there is a wriggling pink stub growing in their place.
My arms meld into my body,
My skin turns to a slimy pink.
I make no sound as my body reforms.
My spine cracks, contracts, and finally dissolves.
I pass out!
When I wake, I’m on the ground, stiff.
I can no longer feel my body.
I look all around blindly.
I sense grass.
I think to myself,
Yes!
I don’t have to go to school.