Take one: I nervously performed my poem to the class

“Not bad Neal, but you need more OOMPH!”

Insisted Ms Dramatype

Take two: When done, she reemphasised

“Definitely more OOMPH!”

Too embarrassed to ask my teacher what OOMPH! was

I waited till I returned home

I searched my room for it

I searched my house

I searched my garden

I searched my garage

No OOMPH! anywhere

I searched in my street

I searched in local shops

I searched on Amazon

I searched on Wikipedia

(It stated that Oomph! was a German rock band from 1989

Probably not the OOMPH! I was seeking)

What on Earth was OOMPH?

Next day in class

Take three: Guess what?

“Still needs more OOMPH!”

I felt fed up

Frustrated

Intimidated

Confused

Angry

So just before take four

I yelled

IN CAPITAL LETTERS

Bold type

Underlined

With appropriate punctuation!!!???

“WHAT IS OOMPH!!!???”

And Ms Dramatype looked at me

Smiling

Widely