First We Put Them In Rows
First we put them in rows,
all facing forward, toward the board,
three feet apart, center to center,
not edge to edge, thirty desks total.
The front left leg of the desk is
aligned to the blue tape on the floor.
Then we took their cell phones.
They are to drop them in the pocket
with the number that matches
the printed number on their desks.
The pockets are in the closet.
We close the door when class begins.
Now we require them to wear their masks
at all times, both inside and outside class.
Properly- covering both nose and mouth-
whether vaccinated or not. We are all
In this thing together. We all share the air.
Masks should not include political phrases.
I see that a part of my students has died.
I see it like a smudge on a window.
They know that we know what’s good for them.
They can recite the justifications.
They can quote the guidance.
But we all still know what was lost.
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