Note: These two were the original part three of A Brief History of the Ex-Dee that I had posted, but I have since rewritten them (Hence the "extra" in the title). A much better version can be found in this thread.
I. Introducing Maria Dee
They said
that Maria Dee was one of those teachers who
could walk into the room as if she'd been there all her life
They say
that she hand-picked her students
to be of the type that
will sit in rows and
will all stack their papers the same way
on her virtual desk
while she pins her hair
and the class monitor administers the test.
II. Class With Maria
Maria's idea of shopping was equal to three rows of
letters arranged so that when
she needed something, it was
right there next to her shoes and her purse.
So when she graded Arthur's essay, she
needed to talk to him because
his letters were in columns but not rows.
Though when he stood before her desk,
his sweater slipping from his collarbone,
she forgot about his paper
and snaked her hand down his throat
to clutch and devour his bright green heart.
This poem is part three of a series. To read the rest, please refer to this thread
