Love Poem: The Mhs Class of '77 Chapter One
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Written by: Matthew Harris

The Mhs Class of '77 Chapter One

Re: Thank You to unknown 
   tom, dick, harry, tam, dame, 
   or dana from the MHS Class of 77, 
   though this alum
experiences public education 
   within lower providence jurisdiction

as a bum
er - minimally partaking advantage 
   of extra-curricular, 
   collegiate, inter-mural, 
   et cetera opportunities, 

   no not even a figurative crum
well nigh convey an impression of being dumb
bull door, deaf, and blind (with out faith no more), 

   nor passing love notes from
some anonymous girl, who 
   (after leaving a teasing message 
   informed asper getting a smart haircut

   in ninth grade civics class 
   taught by Missus Comly 
   (do not quote me on my 
   power fully pointed excel lent spelling, 
   telling nothing, when out of desperation 
   I experience primal yelling)
this singular potential fledgling flirtation,
 
   the extent from student, 
   who appeared morose and rather glum
exposing such vulnerability to be hum
millie hated, and bullied relentlessly, 

   whereat i wish to be a little boy 
   comforted by me mum
since that option out of the question, 
   thus aye didst never meet Miss Mot Toe 
   (e plumbs e num), perhaps cuz eye whiz numb

body, mind and spirit triage as if inebriated by rum
imagining the fighting spirit within me to thumb
or rather "flip the bird" to those, 
   this then anxiety prone 

   metaphorically rolling stone
whose metaphorical diet of worms also included 
   eating picked over sun bleached 
   un beak coming road kill crow - how yum

me does that seem, but gnome hatter 
   how grossly said foul dish 
   spurred via carrion (an analogy 
   representing verbal taunting

   best left for hitch cocked birds) didst not appeal
not in the least did i give nasty brutes a "what for", 
twas fear of getting creamed, fricasseed, irradiated...