Went to visit Nici in her sauna of a room
she is writing an essay on eternal war and
its possible end for school tomorrow - to
help a teenager is almost impossible
When I offer ideas she rephrases in the
long-winded way of the very young who
has not yet learnt to cut through to the
essence in the straight sanitary lines
Of our bureaucracy’s inimitable style, she
has the Reader’s Digest Encyclopaedia in
her room but claims it is used for pressing
flowers only, when I tried to look up dates
Of World Wars One and Two to illustrate her
claims, I found the brightly illustrated book
useless – perfect for flower-pressing and
nothing else, we had to use the Internet
She asked me to hide her Anime because she
cannot tear herself away to start on her home-
work early in the day; I know how it feels, I also
battle to tear myself away from poetry
Earlier today I learnt that Tiaan’s school made
them study plays on suicide, characters taking
ant poison - I ask you, what is the elevating
aspect in that - afterwards pupils hate
Literature with a passion…
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