They know me,
still,
behind my aged teacher face.
They wave to me in my car,
running wildly home from school on a
sunny afternoon.
I smile and wave back, thinking, “my sons know me,
still.”
Caught by my discerning eye when hooking class,
they make charging returns to school,
backpacks rocking side to side.
I protected them once.
Defended them.
Gave them self-respect, pride.
I...
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