I have never hit him before
but I've wanted to
hit him for months,
my boy now
tall as me.
Hairy and hooded, mumbling,
he turns his back on me but
teachers keep calling,
he's not zooming,
keeps lying,
mouthing off,
dropping f-bombs.
Will he hit me back?
Wondering, waiting to be hit back,
I see a shy boy flicker
cross his face but
it is just a flicker
like a light bulb
about to die.
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