Teacher Says I'm Clever

that crazy bitch:
you watch your ass or i will kick it.

she offers me a job,
tells me later, about the respect
inside the classroom.
that crazy bitch:

i had to lie about my due date,
spitting something out about my gums,
showing her my teeth,
making her believe my lies,

and then she gave me one hundred percent,
hands down.

that crazy bitch:
she writes "Sigmund Freud" on the board
and asks my opinion before ripping
his theories apart.

that deserves an academic discourse checkmark,
dear. good for you.

that crazy bitch:
it looks like a couple people in the classroom
have a crush,
is that my in?

that crazy whore, she says:
do not fry your brain and come to my classroom,
do not fry your brains at all,
but especially do not come to my classroom,
if you have fried your brain.

so sometimes i come,
and sometimes i make an excuse,
sign my eighteen year old self out at the office,
and then meet laura out front
for a session at the water.