Darius
got the tadpoles with a pencil. He killed em all
while Mr. Holland wrote with his red pen.
Darius can eat an apple better than anyone else in our class.
In three bites, like a snake eating an egg.
His mom has sunglasses with rinestones around the edge.
They come to school in a painted turquoise car.
One day I go to his house for the afternoon.
His mom pays the dog in bacon currency to hush it
when Jehovah’s witnesses come to the door.
Maybe they’ll think no one’s home and go away,
she says. One hand on each of our little mouths.
while Mr. Holland wrote with his red pen.
Darius can eat an apple better than anyone else in our class.
In three bites, like a snake eating an egg.
His mom has sunglasses with rinestones around the edge.
They come to school in a painted turquoise car.
One day I go to his house for the afternoon.
His mom pays the dog in bacon currency to hush it
when Jehovah’s witnesses come to the door.
Maybe they’ll think no one’s home and go away,
she says. One hand on each of our little mouths.