Tears and Frostbite

A winter day 
you came to school
red faced and crying
your curly hair all ablow
wringing your red red hands
late
rode your bike
tears and frostbite

Forbidden to talk I saw
 teacher
scold you in the hallway
while your eyes dripped
over the pain in your face
your hands bent as if they would
forever grip the handlebar

"Where is your mother" asked the teacher
"Where is your mother?"

tears
and frostbite.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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April 24, 2011 at 1:21 PM
Veronica ;-) CONGRATULATIONS!! on your poem being featured this week, hope your enjoying your Easter Sunday. Take care and have a nice one,..p.d
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April 24, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Many congrats on your feature this week Rgds Janette
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April 20, 2011 at 8:54 PM
Congrats Veronica on your featured poem this week on P.S. .. a great one to share with us all with luv..
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April 19, 2011 at 11:59 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Veronica. Love, Carol
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April 18, 2011 at 12:56 PM
Veronica, I missed this along the way. This has brought back memories of how sensitive I was back in my childhood..I felt the pain of other children being scolded or laughed at in school.I managed to maintain that sensitivity though on a lesser level. Congratulations on being featured this week. Love, Annalise
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April 18, 2011 at 12:18 PM
Congratulation on your poem being featured this week, Veronica
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