I might remember you
Though it is hard to tell
I think you were quiet
But you wrote rather well.
Ah yes, the redhead
There weren’t many of you at school
Were you caught smoking?
No, you wouldn’t break a rule.
Year after year,
So many come and go,
I’m sure you’ll forgive me,
When I forget to say hello.
Well, good luck then,
I really wish you all the best.
You seem very special,
Just the same as all the rest.
What an incredible perspective – and the complexity of the relationship between teacher and pupil is expressed wonderfully here; as a lecturer who taught many hundreds of kids, I am caught by the phrases used so carefully here, your tonal variations throughout (you have such fierce control), and the sense of searching to remember. And those two finishing lines are FABULOUSLY accurate! Thank you!