Lenny’s Incarceration 5 Days Before Graduation – by Roxie
An Ode to Lighten My Load
On Friday, the high-school
bell rang for Seniors’ early dismissal.
Lenny leaped out of the
school quick as a referee’s whistle.
He noticed a car full of
homeboys and friends,
and his outlandish behavior
suddenly came back again.
He shoved half his body in the moving car window
to yell profanities at teachers with full senior gusto.
While performing like a contortionist with no backbone at the car door,
An alert policeman eyed him up and said, “Stop. No more!”.
He called me at work to say that Lenny would be cited.
“Do what you want,” I said. “This time, I will not fight it.”
I drove Lenny to Shuman because he wanted to disobey.
There is a Memorial Monday for Roxie, but it is not the holiday.
I hope he walks on Friday with a diploma in his hand;
instead of the school being disappointed enough to make him officially banned.
Lenny’s future lies under Roxie’s wing and a prayer,
so please keep us in your thoughts so Friday, he’ll be there.
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