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School (Free verse) by crooked_smile
do you see that boy,
in the back of the class
flicking the flickable
beige rubber band again and again.
Do you see the teacher,
with a smile plastered on her
pretty face
because yelling at children is detrimental
and will only teach them things
like how to be aggressive and violent
do you see the words
tumbling out of her mouth
âJohnny will you please stop flicking
that rubber band?â
can you see that
turbulent wind
in her mind
blowing around all the little leaf words
itâs winter
and all the
âthis year I will touch livesâ
and
âthis time we will finish Unit 4 on timeâ
trees
have died for the year.
can you that small
thin piece of string
like the web of a spider
it connects Miss. Stevensonâs eyes
to Johnnyâs rubber band
<flick>
(can you see it breaking,
and getting all over Morganâs braids,)
as teacher finally cracks,
âJonathon Bennet
go to the principals office
RIGHT NOW!â
tears fall to the ground
watering all the imaginary plants in the hallway
{sniffle}
âWhy did she have to get so mad at me,
anyway?
All I did was flick
one stupid
rubber band.â
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