(a work in progress)
All I recall
of the classrooms
is being small
and sky
through giant windows
and giant trees outside
and a ban
on chatter.
All I recall
of school reports
is “Rachel could do better”
(how did they presume
to know?)
and “Rachel
talks too much.”
When I found
those old reports
all I saw
was “Captain of the B Team”
and “very good
very good very good.”
Why didn’t anybody
say?
poem by rachel mcalpine CC BY 2.0 photo of Christchurch Girls High School old building in public domain
Poems in the wild—Rachel McAlpine 