Two lines converging into one
high above the green castle
that sways in the wind
as a columnist's opinion
influence-free
as 2 children gathering leaves
on the school playground
to make pictures later
becoming slightly worried when
the Detention Officer threatens suspension
until they thrust forward
a wadded up piece of paper
with their teacher's signature
scrawled in black ink
that has bled a little around the edges
making their fingers smudgy
but a darker color than
the smudges caused by bleeding newsprint
crinkling and tearing in the breeze
as nylon bends and moves
in its grip beneath the weight
of one individual.