Thin Walls by Dr. Christine Redman-Waldeyer

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Theme : School
Thin Walls
by Dr. Christine Redman-Waldeyer

My first day, my first class
in this silk city
and I am throwing terms
of literature
for ears and hearts to catch

And I’m wondering if they play
this kind of ball, wondering if today
they brought their gloves

And then I’m listening not to my voice,
nor theirs,
for voices carry through these vents and
thinnest walls

Minutes pass as seconds and the clock ticks above
and behind them
so I’m turning lecture now on them
And they are silent, very silent, writing away
their likes, dislikes, and contemplations
on movies, TV, or song

reaching in the pockets of their minds where
winter coats are hung, remembering another season

but these walls, these thin, thin walls are dancing noise
around me
and I’m wondering if they can write at all

September 17, 2006

... while teaching in Paterson, NJ

The Week of September 17, 2006
A Little Hope by Anila Jahn
Absurd Aspirations by Shernaz Wadia
Do You Know Me? by Ray Siefe
Ego of Humility by Devi Nangrani
Forgotten by Kristen Caccavale
Graveyard Shift by Ray Siefe
If Only ... by Khadim Hussain
Longing by Sucharita Dutta-Asane
Love by Sandeep Sen
Now that We have Met by Fred Hose
Sun and Moon by Aparna Chatterjee
Sunny Spell by RD Ashby
The Child is God by TA Ramesh
The Poet's Confession by Kumud Biswas
Thin Walls by Dr. Christine Redman-Waldeyer
Translucent Existence by Jayati Gupta

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