4.21.2011

SCANTRON

I'm made aware
inconveniently
that Leonard's sent a message.
Leo, we always called him
but no one calls him now--
not since the move down south
the arrest, the shotgun wedding and kids.
I ignore Leo, Leonard, whatever he's called
these days, continue my night
thinking back to the time
when we had to put our full names
one capital letter per box
on those state-examined testing sheets.
How perfectly LEONARD fit then;
how terribly he does now.

We're all in a high percentile
though the standards
like the outcomes
have changed.
When in doubt
pick C.

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