Was it the two disturbances by the same two students in the same day? The campus evacuation caused by an alleged buring of a light? The relentless underperformance from the usual suspects? The heavy atmosphere of a week’s worth of rainclouds? The existential abrasion of yet another work week?
Or just a combination of the above?
malaise
reaching for another
bottle of red
lillian hosts OLN over at dVerse.
So much said in so few words.
Frank, having worked with at-risk juveniles — and their parents — for close to 20 years (2000-2018) your poem resonates with me. A friend once told me (on another matter, but it fits) “look for small movements.” Those small movements will shine like gems and the rest won’t be quite as draining.
Frank J. Tassone-American Haijin by Frank J. Tassone is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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