Vowels
Poem by Howie
Good
• Art by Jill Burhans
I remember do you memorizing
how many feet are in a mile
how many pounds in a ton
the speed of light
sitting in our assigned seats
which was the real lesson
though we didn’t realize it
our backs to the windows
the sun the bright yellow
of crime scene tape
Miss Dolan saying quiet class
how many weeks in a year
repeat in stupid singsong
a, e, i, o, u – and sometimes y
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