They called him to the office
by way of intercom
interrupting English Literature
a Walt Whitman treatment
He packed up his gear
and walked out the door candidly
the class sitting in near silence
wondering who the victim might be
A wallflower in the back row
fidgeting in her desk chair
giggling secretly to herself
furtively waving sayonara
march two thousand twenty-five
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Take me across the water ’cause I need some place to hide
— Ken Hensley
we’re catching fish
upstream from the lock & dam
catch & release catch & release
oh here’s a keeper bluegill
straight out of the mississippi
we understand the newly formed
‘limit police’ are out in full force
some on the water &
others on foot
allegedly deputized by
the president of the united states
october two thousand twenty-two
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