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One less student,
That’s no harm to you.
Replace him with another canvas to paint how you imagine.
One less student,
Burning the edges of many canvases.
Damaged paper can still be painted.
One less student,
If you keep quiet maybe they won’t notice.
Pretend the paper is fine and keep going.
You speak not about the one less student.
Only pupils whispering to each other
Trying to find out what happened,
Trying to cope with the damage,
Inventing lies to tell themselves so that they don’t scream with grief.
One less student,
Is no issue at all.
Not for you.
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namjad
Pretty strong poem, I'm happy you kept with the "paper" metaphor throughout the poem and gave the student multiple meanings throughout that such as canvas, object to write on, along with the imagery of his/her "burning edges". It was thought provoking and hit a note with its short length.
savigirl14
This poem is amazing. I agree about loving how you used a paper metaphor throughout the poem because it was very creative. It also has a lot of good emotion within it. Please read my poems and tell me what you think.