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ncs
And, on a related note, I barely could stand sitting through English class (does it show?),

Ode to ncs

Sitting in English 387
thinking about
the end of class-
20 minutes away;
Coughing like crazy
low and thundering,
filling the air;
girl next to me
coughing too,
but sweet and lite;
Jeanette McDonald
to my Nelson Eddy,
improvising over the rhythms
I'm setting down
as the class learns
Jesus symbols;

And I wonder
do they wonder
about us
see us as two
together?
sharing a cold,
as we share a bed?
Wednesday they'll know
I'll be in back again,
she'll probably
sit up front
but for now,
we're together
this snowy Monday
afternoon.