thought it scandalous
to send
us off to school
without a handkerchief
in our pocket,
a stack of change for milk
and a tray
lunch.
our hair was combed,
our teeth
brushed,
our laces tied
and our
zippers up.
a cowlick or two
plastered
down
by her licked fingers.
i see the pictures now
from the box,
in black and white,
and wonder how she did
it.
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