On the campus district Up the street from the theater district Down the road from University Circle

She caught my attention from down the street I was headed to her side East 9th and Euclid All this crosstown traffic She recognized me first I just knew she was interesting Couldn't get to her headed to the other side She got to me this smile upon her face We were no longer neighbors she informed me We walked the short way to Playhouse square She walked faster than I would But she wanted me along We talked about her work We talked about the terrible robot arms There was a junior involved she said Homeless camping on each floor Maintenance walked in on her naked They thought she was already gone Ai image creation got nothing on me There were certain words involved I listened I believed I didn't know what to do Boyfriend is a singularly ugly word She told me to come see her on Prospect They read my paper fortune all day the same You are lucky

 Life surprised my father He sounded like he didn't believe it It was the best day of his life He was older than I think I will ever be I remember thinking I would not be surprised Best days come along even if you don't believe in them This is the way life started All at once

The best day of my life is not a static thing You have to have sleep or oxytocin

Easier to go places on bus people don't go to busses on I surprised myself She wanted to join the black panthers They told her to go find her own We all have our own What we reap is what we sow Real leadership considers what other leaders would bring This talent few had Lifted it up off the floor We knew each other before Certain things take decades to fall in place Human things I could see it in her This child of two continents

Not the first war zone I have worked in They are not how you would expect them to be The smartest children are born in war Because the community is pulled together Shared trauma is like a sweatshirt holding you tight 

Always on the look out for these students A few just too smart for school Most lost in boredom To want to be entertained all the time Is to not ever find Ever chase Nothing solves problems like hard work Math is about finding patterns To solve problems Would describe the scene Most of us leave the furniture alone Words do better describing love What I call them The primary work load of the everyday teacher