Miss Ashdown
faced the blackboard
and chalked leaves
and buds and stems
her fat behind waddled
as she moved
from side to side
and Carmody said
if you peep through
the small hole
in the toilets
you can see
into the girl’s cubicle
and see their *******
you stared
at the teacher’s behind
half listening
to Carmody’s yak
she moved the chalk
along the board
a stem appeared in green
her plump arm supported
her chubby hand and fingers
Carmody went on and on
about what he saw
in whispering voice
now
Miss Ashdown said
turning around
her big ******* bulging
behind her purple dress
here I have drawn the stem
of a flower and here
she said
pointing to the blackboard
is the bud and here is the stem
and so she went on
pointing out each aspect
of the nature study plants
she’d drawn
see her down the front
with her pink bow
and ginger hair?
Carmody asked
you nodded
to his whispering voice
your eyes on the girl
at the front desk
next to Helen
she wears blue *******
Carmody informed
saw them this morning
you saw the girl
raise a hand to ask
questions about the plants
or to be excused to urinate
her blue cardigan covered arm
lifted the small hand
waving in the air
and here
Miss Ashdown said
is the root layout
see how its spreads
to gather food
and moisture
to the plant
she ignored
the raised hand
and the blue cardiganed arm
went down and out of view
and her over there
Carmody said
by the chart of trees
she wears white
you moved away slightly
from Carmody’s head
remembering
some one had said
that morning
he had fleas.
Apr 8, 2013
Apr 8, 2013 at 3:05 PM UTC
Miss Ashdown
faced the blackboard
and chalked leaves
and buds and stems
her fat behind waddled
as she moved
from side to side
and Carmody said
if you peep through
the small hole
in the toilets
you can see
into the girl’s cubicle
and see their *******
you stared
at the teacher’s behind
half listening
to Carmody’s yak
she moved the chalk
along the board
a stem appeared in green
her plump arm supported
her chubby hand and fingers
Carmody went on and on
about what he saw
in whispering voice
now
Miss Ashdown said
turning around
her big ******* bulging
behind her purple dress
here I have drawn the stem
of a flower and here
she said
pointing to the blackboard
is the bud and here is the stem
and so she went on
pointing out each aspect
of the nature study plants
she’d drawn
see her down the front
with her pink bow
and ginger hair?
Carmody asked
you nodded
to his whispering voice
your eyes on the girl
at the front desk
next to Helen
she wears blue *******
Carmody informed
saw them this morning
you saw the girl
raise a hand to ask
questions about the plants
or to be excused to urinate
her blue cardigan covered arm
lifted the small hand
waving in the air
and here
Miss Ashdown said
is the root layout
see how its spreads
to gather food
and moisture
to the plant
she ignored
the raised hand
and the blue cardiganed arm
went down and out of view
and her over there
Carmody said
by the chart of trees
she wears white
you moved away slightly
from Carmody’s head
remembering
some one had said
that morning
he had fleas.
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