On Tuesday
Katelyn came into class
almost crying.
She shook her head
when I asked
if she had her homework
then said, “I got
beat up last night.”
Since we do journal
writing on Tuesdays,
she took a piece
of regular white paper
out and started
writing. I could see
the black anger
scrawling across the page
like stitches
from a cut.
This is really powerful, Linda. The last two stanzas gave me chills.
ReplyDeletehi linda, love the flow of this one... great response to day 2... especially so those last few lines bringin it home... ahhh, i am remembering school, and sometimes it was not so fun.... monster moves
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great poem. It has a good flow to the end, where I caught my breath!
Shari
Yes, chilling. Good work!
ReplyDeleteLike that last line.. poetic and strong.
ReplyDeleteI could see/the black anger/srawling across the page/like stitches/from a cut.
ReplyDeleteThese are gorgeous lines. I keep reading them over and over again. Great use of regular white paper.
You can feel the rage in this.
ReplyDeleteI did THIS
I really enjoy how your teaching informs your poetry. This is great. Happy to see another NaPoWriMo participant. It's my first time giving it a go. Thank you for what you've shared here.
ReplyDeleteYousei Hime
http://tasmith1122.wordpress.com
A story that rings thoroughly true, & what power in the ending!
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