The end of the school years allows me to think about my students in different ways and one of my students this year seemed to have so much potential is so many areas and yet could never refrain from tearing down everyone around her with biting words. So here is this student, wrapped up in my own poetic analysis as part of my One Poem Every Month for a Year project.

In-Security
 (June 2007)
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Insecurity rages inside of you
you don’t curl up — you lash out –
words moving like daggers through the air
hitting the mark often
drawing blood in looks of surprise, and hurt,
and sadness,
yet bringing forth so little satisfaction
that you wonder why you do this –
drawing circles in the sand around you –
when all you really want is
someone to care about you.

Peace (with understanding),
Kevin