School
Counselor’s First on the Left 
Like Anthony in that old Twilight Zone 
episode who the whole town fears 
and who if he doesn’t like you 
or what you do or think or say 
will just look at you and blink you 
into the cornfield or turn you into 
a Jack-in-the-box. No one dare upset 
Anthony, don’t scold or punish him 
just go along with whatever 
he wants, whatever keeps him happy, 
don’t think unhappy thoughts because 
he can read your mind and he won’t 
like it if you don’t like what he likes. 
Whatever it is he did, just keep smiling
and nodding and saying ‘that’s a good
thing 
you did Anthony, that’s a real good thing’
 
we'll take that on advisement
ReplyDeleteas my Yank colleagues used to say
A scary portrait. Excellent!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Rob. It's a portrait of a whole class
DeleteThe most vivid episode, terror.
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