NotesA Poem by Austin Skye ElsborgInspired by Billy Collins
T h e s u b t l e p a s s i n g o f a n o t e - t e a c h e r t o s t u d e n t .
T o u c h i n g h a n d s a s t h e w o r d s a r e t r a n s f e r r e d , E y e s g a z e u p o n t h e p r i v a t e l e t t e r i n g . S t u d e n t s k e e p b e i n g s t u d e n t s , S e p a r a t e , i n a d i f f e r e n t w o r l d . T h e n o t e r e c e i v e r t r y ' s t o r e j o i n , B u t f o r e v e r a n o u t s i d e r . T h e t e a c h e r k e e p s t e a c h i n g a s i f n o t h i n g h a p p e n e d . A b r i d g e b e t w e e n w o r l d s . Y e t s t i l l u n a c c e s s i b l e . N o t h i n g h a p p e n e d . T h e s t u d e n t s i t s a l o n e i n a r o o m , N o o n e e l s e , n o o n e i s t h e r e . O n l y t h e t e a c h e r s v o i c e , F a d i n g i n t o t h e c o r n e r s , L i k e d i m m i n g l i g h t s . D i s s i p a t i n g l i k e a s m a l l w a v e , A s t h e b r i d g e c r u m b l e s . T h e b e l l r i n g s , A n d t h e w a l l c o l l a p s e s , E v e r y b o d y r u s h e s t o t h e d o o r s A n d t h e s t u d e n t , T h e n o t e r e c e i v e r , S h e i s n o l o n g e r a l o n e . © 2012 Austin Skye ElsborgAuthor's Note
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Added on September 10, 2012 Last Updated on September 10, 2012 Tags: school, isolation, descriptive, large yetis AuthorAustin Skye ElsborgCOAboutI never realize just how much of me I put into my writing until I reread it all. Then I know, and it's much more then I thought. more..Writing
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