Miss Emmy is Wednesday
Today is Tuesday, Angel,
there are no other children here, no adults
besides the janitor moving phantom like down
the hall, let’s finish this homework, congruent
shapes, don’t forget to write your name
A-N-G-E-L. Now what do you want
for snack, go get the crackers, peanut butter
don’t let it fall now the jelly and juice
careful now, very good, spread
on one side, no, you can’t lick the knife,
let’s go to the bathroom , don’t forget
to wipe, wash your hands to the ABCs, no wait,
you haven’t gotten to Z yet,
back to the classroom we go, you and I,
you can play with the baby or the dollhouse
or the money, write on your whiteboard?
OK. 15 minutes then you need to brush your hair
pick out a few hair ties, here’s the mirror,
aren’t you pretty? No, put that backpack
down, we go home now, Mama will call
complaining you’re early, so let’s just sit
and read these pretty princesses
asleep in a tower, like you and I, up
in this classroom, mismatched shoes
tossed in the back of the closet,
our mates long thrown out.