trebor
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first grade student black
minority among asians and
me runs to my teacher's
chair with a question
for each gasp of every ten
minutes as if he's on
some electronic cue like
a synchronized alarm
clock beeping to his big
eyes blinking at my grin
as a cover 'cause he knows
i know he knows the answer
and why he's here again
i think with his young crush
too cute to rebuke but
other students need help
so i show him what he can
already do then reluctantly
he skips back to his seat
asking seriously teacher how
did your nose grow so long?
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Poem by Janet Cannon
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