Todd Duncan Tennyson
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we live in the heart of big timber country
every fall
it catches ablaze
places named “happy camp” are infernal
how folks could ever be happy there
i do not know
the whole place burns down every year
guys smoke jump and battle impossible hills
hornets nests
and rattlers
poison oak
sweat and confusion
it is a war, only nobody is parting your hair with lead
but you still have to run for your life
the fighters
they come to the little restaurant that me and anya have
I feed them and they are are appreciative
"you boys need to wash up some, go on and try to mop it towards the drain” I say
they are hungry and battle hardened
When I was a Jr at S Medford HS, we had a mighty fire season
Lots of us were on the line
they excused us from school to fight
It was dirty and damned near impossible terrain
flames scooped up around us
it was very nearly as though we were in hell
only, we had a chance to fight the flames back
we had a moment where we could crush it
to save our haven.
so we did
and the sun glowed deep angry red
the smoke filled us all
we coughed and cried irritated tears
but we beat that fire
and saved our oasis
Mrs Barlow let me skip my algebra test.
She said, "Todd, you are all smokey, and have dirty creases in the lines on your face."
I said, "Yeah, I am sorry, I meant to wash up better before class, but I knew we had a test today."
I was dog tired, and she could tell.
Algebra was terribly difficult for me.
She put her hand on my shoulder and looked me in the eye
"you passed the test Todd, now get cleaned up" she said.
"Yes Ma'am, Thank you" I said.
I never looked back once.
every fall
it catches ablaze
places named “happy camp” are infernal
how folks could ever be happy there
i do not know
the whole place burns down every year
guys smoke jump and battle impossible hills
hornets nests
and rattlers
poison oak
sweat and confusion
it is a war, only nobody is parting your hair with lead
but you still have to run for your life
the fighters
they come to the little restaurant that me and anya have
I feed them and they are are appreciative
"you boys need to wash up some, go on and try to mop it towards the drain” I say
they are hungry and battle hardened
When I was a Jr at S Medford HS, we had a mighty fire season
Lots of us were on the line
they excused us from school to fight
It was dirty and damned near impossible terrain
flames scooped up around us
it was very nearly as though we were in hell
only, we had a chance to fight the flames back
we had a moment where we could crush it
to save our haven.
so we did
and the sun glowed deep angry red
the smoke filled us all
we coughed and cried irritated tears
but we beat that fire
and saved our oasis
Mrs Barlow let me skip my algebra test.
She said, "Todd, you are all smokey, and have dirty creases in the lines on your face."
I said, "Yeah, I am sorry, I meant to wash up better before class, but I knew we had a test today."
I was dog tired, and she could tell.
Algebra was terribly difficult for me.
She put her hand on my shoulder and looked me in the eye
"you passed the test Todd, now get cleaned up" she said.
"Yes Ma'am, Thank you" I said.
I never looked back once.
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