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he tells me he can’t work 

with someone who doesn’t understand

the value of education

he doesn’t realize

all we have is schooling

my son is not

a minnow

he is a shark,like his mother

he thought the things i said

were double ungood

as his nametag swung

from it’s chain around his neck

probation officer evan davidhoff

people have trouble

with his name

i have trouble

with his nametag

hanging from a chain

around his neck

listening for his ears

twisting his tongue

shrink wrapping his brain

he doesn’t understand

the way i pray to pinecones