When you were in Jr High there was a poem in one of your English books that was called Dead Water and started At midnight drink no water Where can you find it?

I remember it too! The whole poem goes:

At midnight drink no water,

For I have heard said

That at the stroke of midnight

All water goes dead.

You may drink the moment after,

Or the moment just before,

But it's better to be cautious

And wait a moment more

Till the clock is finished striking

And tomorrow is today-

Or you'll drink dead water

And wither quite away.

No idea who wrote it, though.

Hope that helps a little.