How to Tell New Teachers
by Gerald So
Having spent 5/6
of their lives
in school,
with summers off
to burn old skin
and return fresh-faced
in the fall,
they look about 24,
are closer to 30,
and don't seem to know
anything cool.
GERALD SO is a freelance writer/editor from New York with work appearing online and in print, most recently in Cherry Bleeds, Mouth Full of Bullets, and Nerve Cowboy. Visit his blog at http://geraldso.blogspot.com.
Having spent 5/6
of their lives
in school,
with summers off
to burn old skin
and return fresh-faced
in the fall,
they look about 24,
are closer to 30,
and don't seem to know
anything cool.
GERALD SO is a freelance writer/editor from New York with work appearing online and in print, most recently in Cherry Bleeds, Mouth Full of Bullets, and Nerve Cowboy. Visit his blog at http://geraldso.blogspot.com.
