Monthly Archives: January 2010

Aspirational Regrets

17th
Jan. × ’10

“When the gods want to punish us, they answer our prayers.”—Oscar Wilde

It’s hard to know
which details to heed;
what to grant more attention
than less.
If unseen,
one thing may lead
to another kid being thrown in the trash[1],
the recess rumor mill afoot,
(the detective inherently too late.
For example,
it is unwise to twist this pen cap
in my mouth—
whose paws it [...]

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Quiz About Me

17th
Jan. × ’10

Christian has written a quiz
and begged I copy it for the class,
for us all to take.
The questions start mundane:
Which color is my favorite?

red
black
blue
yellow

And later broach:
How many girls have I dated?

10
90
32
46

When grading, he tells me I got that one wrong
“The answer’s ‘d,’”
and when I raise an eyebrow he says:
“From Head Start[1] up.”
It’s followed immediately by:
How many [...]

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