it's like sugar candy
and I smile my sugar candy smile
for the briefest of whiles
when the clock says three
in my momentary exile
from the corner
where I was commanded to go
for speaking in class
at the wrong time
this happens everytime
the child in the next row over
asks me something, anything
to get me in trouble
with such exquisite timing
I wonder if he grew up
to be a watchmaker
maybe a conductor
of one of the great orchestras of Europe
one that does not play
Till Espiegel every single day
the way our classroom record player does
with occasional forays
into Grand Canyon Suite.
and I always think suite is sweet
on the spelling tests
and why shouldn't I
since it sounds the same
and everyone knows
that candy's the best thing
when you're the princess in exile
perpetually in the corners
near the paper towels.
and the art supplies.
mary angela douglas 26 january 2018
and I smile my sugar candy smile
for the briefest of whiles
when the clock says three
in my momentary exile
from the corner
where I was commanded to go
for speaking in class
at the wrong time
this happens everytime
the child in the next row over
asks me something, anything
to get me in trouble
with such exquisite timing
I wonder if he grew up
to be a watchmaker
maybe a conductor
of one of the great orchestras of Europe
one that does not play
Till Espiegel every single day
the way our classroom record player does
with occasional forays
into Grand Canyon Suite.
and I always think suite is sweet
on the spelling tests
and why shouldn't I
since it sounds the same
and everyone knows
that candy's the best thing
when you're the princess in exile
perpetually in the corners
near the paper towels.
and the art supplies.
mary angela douglas 26 january 2018
