twenty students in

perfect little rows

worker bees in training

a crooked child

shakes his hand

a silent celebration

he knows the answer

it is not one

of math or science

he cannot tell you

who won the war

but he can tell you

what makes the world

beautiful

he can tell you

that knowledge is

about more than

just facts

that what's interesting

isn't always what's

important

behind those

failing grades and

messy locker

is a child who longs

to learn

a child who is

smart

a child who

isn't meant to be

just another

worker bee

some children

are meant for more

then the target

of a flower