He stormed into the classroom.
Angry.
No.
Furious!
He is never like this,
Provoked.
By student essays hurtful, hateful,
Having no regard for humanity.
Insensitive & stupid, and
Written by students (supposedly)
Politically astute, about
The Diary of Anne Frank.
Shamefully, I was one
Deliberately provoking Mr Young.*
Note:
* The act of provocation isn’t shameful but in this case the “stick used to poke the bear” was poisonous and I often shudder that I picked up even for a moment of schoolboy “fun”.
365 Short Memories 
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