reading poetry backwards
gives one a sense of loss i
read yours backwards man across the sea and i
prefer to start with those lost words at the end - those labels
they inspire - perhaps it is the disconnect, the john
denver in them - which makes me wonder if he had
such thoughts - i listen to him as i grade - listen to
his songs - question my students - and all their loose
grammar and in truth - it does not matter what grade
i give or what comment i write - it only matters that
at one moment in their life before they escape my class - they pause and think
perhaps you think the same thing too - as you stand
before your classes - and wonder have you thought
at all
