In the elementary school spelling bee
when you intentionally
misspelled heifer,
he almost had a cow.
You're the only kid
on your block
at school
in THE. ENTIRE. FREAKIN'. WORLD.
who lives in a prison
of words.
He calls it the pursuit of excellence.
You call it Shawshank.
And even though your mother
forbids you to say it,
the truth is
you
HATE
words.
From Kwame Alexander's novel in verse, Booked. Excerpted here.
when you intentionally
misspelled heifer,
he almost had a cow.
You're the only kid
on your block
at school
in THE. ENTIRE. FREAKIN'. WORLD.
who lives in a prison
of words.
He calls it the pursuit of excellence.
You call it Shawshank.
And even though your mother
forbids you to say it,
the truth is
you
HATE
words.
From Kwame Alexander's novel in verse, Booked. Excerpted here.
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