Because No One Else Does
This is the boy you must love
with greasy bottle black hair
eyes dark and darting
who walks into your perfect room
and purposely chooses the seat farthest from you
This is the boy you must love
whose knees bounce like a bobbin
lacking ability to cease
he walks with a stooped spine
carrying a backpack full of nothing
This is the boy you must love
hand drawn tattoos on his arms
the famous Bic artist of 5th period
who is mocked
by the eyes of others.
This is the boy you must love
eating toast for supper with ashes in his eyes
longing for more than a couch
a quiet instant to gather himself
a hug, or shampoo
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"Calmly go wild" ”
—Annie Dillard
About Stacy
Also published as S. Lee Campbell. Stacy is a poet and fiction writer from Mansfield Texas. She currently lives in the Mid-Cities area and attends The TWW writer's group. She is a high school English teacher, and poetry club sponsor....
Stacy’s Favorite Books
Teaching A Stone To Talk, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Breaking The Alabaster Jar- Conversations with Li-Young Lee, The Complete Work of Anne Sexton, The Portrait...