WORSE THAN DEATH

At school I am

the boy worse than death.

Me,

the boy people won’t waste breath on.

Teacher puts me in no-hope group.

No-hope group is for kids who don’t know

numbers,

words,

history,

science,

facts,

neat writing,

behaving,

more.

I do know things.

But teachers never question,

they never ask.

But

I know many things:

books,

music,

ideas,

horses,

more.

            Even much English in my head

but

not so well out of my mouth

yet.

Teachers not care because

they only see disorder not student.

Also

I almost went to young people’s jail,

            so I always criminal.