My pencil isn’t really mine
Because
it says, instead,
That
it’s the “Property of
NYC
Bd of Ed.”
I
taught in New York City schools
And,
once I had retired,
There
were some school supplies that I
Had
suddenly acquired:
Like
pens and pencil, post-it-notes,
Some
staples, chalk and paper.
It
wasn’t quite enough to be
A
teacher school-theft caper.
I’ve
been retired fifteen years
And
no one has come looking.
I
suspect my current pencil
Won’t
land me in Central Booking.
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