They did not believe

They would not talk with me,
I couldn’t be hired,
They did not believe I could
Cross the Rubicon,
To see them with white hats.
 
But they did not ask me,
Who I was, truly,
They did not look at my resume,
To see that I was a company man,
Open to their argument…
 
 
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April 26, 2024
They did not believe
 
I was never interviewed by any law firm
that represents school districts
when I was doing my job search,
because I had worked as a clerk
with Stein, Volinsky, and Callaghan,
while in law school…
I had been a school board member and chair
before law school…
 
All of my poems, photographs, and videos are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 202 2022, 2023, and 2024. All rights are reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss (raymondafoss@gmail.com) for usage. See all 53,000+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.
 
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poetry, law, job search, special education, special education law, law school, parents, teachers, white hats, best interest, FAPE, Least Restrictive Environment, discrimination, bias, law firms, family law,
 
#poetry #law #jobsearch #specialeducation #specialeducationlaw #lawschool #parents #teachers #whitehats #bestinterest #FAPE #LRE #discrimination #bias #lawfirms #familylaw

the white of the screen

the white of the screen

the images flowing

captured on their eyes’ lenses

like a mirror reflecting;

The words of the test

the screen at an angle.

seen at an angle

the flickering images

a jaw clenched/released

in time with the reading;

No knowing how well

they will do.

====

May 13, 2015

the white of the screen

edited May 12, 2015

marbles of amber – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber-v3.html

edited May 11, 2015

marbles of amber – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber-v2.html

May 11, 2015

marbles of amber

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber.html

&

edited May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant-v2.html

May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant.html

hearing the stories of many students,

and knowing my own,

when we cannot let go of our memories,

things of the past

&

May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/blowing-up-plan.html

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

&

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

====

edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,590+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

marbles of amber – v3

Each memory,

each experience

not a thread, a fiber,

pulled from the ether,

like in Harry Potter;

More like marbles,

like insects dipped in amber

held within my fist.

Each one holding

a discrete memory

some moment of my life.

All of them numbered;

I know them all, familiar,

I can recite them by heart.

I would know instantly

if any of them were missing;

there would be a vacuum

where they had been.

I hold them all in my memory.

Some that are painful

are my favorites;

Please don’t ask me

to let these friends go.

====

edited May 12, 2015

marbles of amber – v3

edited May 11, 2015

marbles of amber – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber-v2.html

May 11, 2015

marbles of amber

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber.html

&

edited May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant-v2.html

May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant.html

hearing the stories of many students,

and knowing my own,

when we cannot let go of our memories,

things of the past

&

May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/blowing-up-plan.html

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

&

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

====

edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,570+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

stories looping

stories looping, the tape playing

scripts that have been memorized

repeated, repeated over time

the same role players, the same villains

familiar in the retelling, word for word

touching the crystals, gaining power

feeding the next generation

fighting their reviews

stories looping, the same words repeating

comfort in that which is known

the same stories familiar

able to speak with passion

the words retrieved from memory

touching the crystals, gaining strength

to share the power, the words in memory,

the images revealed within each story.

====

May 11, 2015

stories looping

&

edited May 11, 2015

marbles of amber – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber-v2.html

May 11, 2015

marbles of amber

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber.html

&

edited May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant-v2.html

May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant.html

hearing the stories of many students,

and knowing my own,

when we cannot let go of our memories,

things of the past

&

May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/blowing-up-plan.html

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

&

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

====

edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

marbles of amber – v2

Each memory, each experience

not a thread, pulled from the ether,

like in Harry Potter

more like marbles,

like insects preserved in amber

held within my fist.

Each one holding

a discrete memory

some moment of my life.

All of them numbers;

I know them all

I can recite them by heart.

I would know instantly

if any of them were missing,

there would be a vacuum

where they had been;

I hold them all in my memory.

Some that are painful

are my favorites;

Please don’t ask me

to let these friends go.

====

edited May 11, 2015

marbles of amber – v2

a

May 11, 2015

marbles of amber

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/marbles-of-amber.html

&

edited May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant-v2.html

May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant.html

hearing the stories of many students,

and knowing my own,

when we cannot let go of our memories,

things of the past

&

May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/blowing-up-plan.html

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

&

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

====

edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,550+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

marbles of amber

each memory

each experience

not a thread, pulled from the ether,

like in Harry Potter

more like marbles, insects

encased in amber

held within my hands, my fist.

each one holding

a discrete memory

some moment of my life.

All of them numbers;

I know them all

I can recite them by heart.

I would know

if any were missing;

I hold them all in my memory.

Some that are painful

are my favorites;

Please don’t ask me

to let them go.

====

May 11, 2015

marbles of amber

&

edited May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant-v2.html

May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant.html

hearing the stories of many students,

and knowing my own,

when we cannot let go of our memories,

things of the past

&

May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/blowing-up-plan.html

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

&

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

====

edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,550+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

with a mind like an elephant – v2

Remembering everything

with a photographic memory

remembering every word, every action;

But unable to release

even one word, one moment,

every time they wanted to scream,

“No!,” to their aggressors

for every slight, each injustice.

Able to name those who ridiculed them,

who tormented them,

those who pushed their buttons

on the bus, in the schoolyard;

With a mind like an elephant

able to repeat, verbatim,

like a tape loop, repeating,

every conversation, each injustice.

A burden remaining on them

stumbling blocks, stones,

in their way, stopping,

hindering progress;

Unable to focus,

to live in the present, carrying

chains of each memory, their past

yes, each word, each injustice.

====

edited May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant – v2

May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant.html

hearing the stories of many students,

and knowing my own,

when we cannot let go of our memories,

things of the past

&

May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/blowing-up-plan.html

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

&

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

====

edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.

with a mind like an elephant

Remembering everything

with a photographic memory

remembering every word, every action;

But not able to release

one word, one moment,

every time they wanted to scream,

“No!,” to their aggressors

for every slight, each injustice.

Those who ridiculed them,

who tormented them,

who pushed their buttons

on the bus, in the schoolyard;

With a mind like an elephant

able to repeat, verbatim,

like a tape loop, repeating,

every conversation, each injustice.

A burden remaining on them

stumbling blocks, stones,

in their way, stopping,

hindering progress;

Unable to focus

to live in the present

carrying chains of each memory,

each word, each injustice.

====

May 6, 2015

with a mind like an elephant

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/with-mind-like-elephant.html

hearing the stories of many students,

and knowing my own,

when we cannot let go of our memories,

things of the past

&

May 2, 2015

Blowing up the plan

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/05/blowing-up-plan.html

edited April 25, 2015

like milking silk – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v3.html

edited April 18, 2015

like milking silk – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk-v2.html

April 17, 2015

like milking silk

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/04/like-milking-silk.html

the enigma of some of the students,

trying to tease out what is going on with them

on a particular day.

&

edited October 27, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v4.html

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152791075154245

edited October 10, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/10/the-liquid-holding-secret-v3.html

(editing original again)

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret-v2.html

edited August 30, 2014

the liquid holding a secret

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-liquid-holding-secret.html

edited August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass-v2.html

August 29, 2014

hidden within the glass

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/hidden-within-glass.html

in response to question

about whether the horse in the liquid glass

was first in the mind of the artist or within the glass itself

https://www.facebook.com/raymond.a.foss/posts/10152433503478003

====

edited August 28, 2014

formed within the stone – v7

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/08/formed-within-stone-v7.html

(editing version 2)

Edited October 14, 2013

formed within the stone – v6

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v6.html

(editing original again)

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v5.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v4.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v3.html

edited October 9, 2013

formed within the stone – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone-v2.html

new poem, October 9, 2013

formed within the stone

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/10/formed-within-stone.html

Edited September 29, 2013

an onion peeling – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v3.html

(editing original again)

Edited September 24, 2013

an onion peeling – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling-v2.html

September 21, 2013

an onion peeling

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/an-onion-peeling.html

September 21, 2013

In the quiet moments

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/09/in-quiet-moments.html

teaching at Katahdin Middle/ High School

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Katahdin-MiddleHigh-School/547967878568510

http://www.kmhs.rsu50.org/

All of my poems are copyrighted by Raymond A. Foss, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015. All rights reserved. Contact me at Ray Foss for usage. See all 37,440+ of my poems at www.raymondafoss.blogspot.com Poetry Where You Live.