Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

Am I the Anomaly

I say “Crayola”
Five-year-old behind me says “crayon” as if he is correcting me.
I stare at him.
The old one-two-three teacher stare.
He does not notice.

What makes today's s child think he is on the same level as his teacher?
Am I the anomaly here?
Is it because I am old school?
Is it my age?

All I know is, many children of today
Feel they have the right to correct adults.
And they feel they are not only on our level,
But have surpassed our level.

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Ilene Bauer November 3, 2023 at 10:11 AM Ha! An annoying trait in kids for sure! It reminds me of a story told about me when I was learning how to read. Supposedly I told my father, who was driving, that the road sign had a mistake in it, saying “Keep in Lane” instead of “Keep in Line.” Guess I had no idea what a lane was… Caren Krutsinger November 3, 2023 at 10:42 PM That is hilarious!