We had an assembly todayAn adult with a microphone
Preaching about how
We can be anything we want.
Maybe they meant the smart kids
Like Henri or Kalista
Because they definitely weren't
Talking about the dumb ones
Like me.
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Paper Cuts
PoetryThis is a book of poetry is from the perspective of a grade school student with an unnamed learning disability.
Second Grade
We had an assembly todayAn adult with a microphone
Preaching about how
We can be anything we want.
Maybe they meant the smart kids
Like Henri or Kalista
Because they definitely weren't
Talking about the dumb ones
Like me.