flying

My belt buckle is the object of his affection; goldfish brightly twisting fins frozen in a watery two-dimension.
Fish fly, he says. Mom fly. I fly.
The truth is hidden. Mom does not fly. She rests underground.
Fish don’t fly. When they pass on, they pass on to life in the sewer, faithfully flushed, mingling among the ruins.
I [...]

The secret

The secret in education
lies in respecting
the student.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
 
 
 
 
The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but WARMTH is the vital element for the growing plant and the soul of the CHILD.
-Carl Jung-

Innocence Unveiled

They bounce in through the door backpacks in hand,
slung over shoulders, mouths agape. “Emma!”
“No, Emma’s not here. I’m here.”
Puzzled, they sign, puzzled hits the forehead,
puzzled hits their wide eyed mouths full of wonder-
ment.
They toss Spiderman, Hello Kitty, camoflauge, pink and blue into
the closet, find their seats, ask, “Emma? Orange juice, please.”
I’m not Emma.
They sit with magnets [...]