Mark Grist Poems

I'm here to warn you all of a teacher in your school,
More foul than Simon Cowell and a dozen times more cruel,
A schemer. A despot. A crafty student captor.
Feasts on the fear of first years like some blonde velociraptor,
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There's a fight, Sir!
By the lockers, Sir!
And Aidan's battered Paul!
Daniel's strangled Jordan
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You kept us in check, alright. Hugged us
With a thuggery unrivalled on our street.
A bellow from the doorstep; you framing the fortress,
Knuckling at dusters; rubbing spit upon faces;
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Before we knew each other
I was lump
Creamy little bump
A shapeless clump of energy,
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