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His Nose Is Broken

Two serious girls with long dark hair.
Enter the school office loudly and proudly. 
Their voices are shrill.
Their eyes are huge.

They are half carrying a classmate.
He is their charge, and they are taking this job seriously.
The girls do all the talking as they drag him 
Past saloon doors, into the Nurse’s station

“His nose is broken,” one primly tells the nurse.
“He is bleeding, call the ambulance,” the other one says.
The nurse and I smile.

There is nothing as much fun
As watching a semi- helpless five-year-old boy
Being led in by two experts,
Female kindergarten classmates.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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Kiser Avatar
March 28, 2019 at 7:41 AM
Aw, how cute, they have him all diagnosed for the nurse.
Krutsinger Avatar
March 28, 2019 at 8:44 AM
These five-year-old girls are pretty much school experts on everything.
Romios Avatar
March 27, 2019 at 4:09 PM
How totally enjoyable, Caren. Loved it. Panagiota
Krutsinger Avatar
March 27, 2019 at 5:13 PM
I watched them come, heard what they said, and ran to my computer to type it up. Yes, it is that easy. And every day.
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