School Dropout
Long day coming
where any corner I turn
any door opening
any hallway minutecan end up with everyone watching
all those eyes seeing
and no one is there
Later you’ll say “just ignore them”
like it would be so easy,
like breathing
You’ll tell me stories
listen to my plans
nod and then smile
and look at your watch
like I’m not even talking
like I’m not really there
We’ll sit in your office
with posters of baby animals
on the endangered list(they aren’t the ones who belong on that list)
but you’ll pretend, and then we’ll both pretend
that our little talks make it better
that I will bravely endure
that this story has a nice quiet ending
and that I will be OK.
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