The last bench knows
\nwho forgot their homework,<\/p>\n
who drew galaxies
\nbehind the timetable,<\/p>\n
who watched rain
\ninstead of equations,<\/p>\n
who whispered
\n\u201cI don’t understand\u201d<\/p>\n
too softly
\nfor the teacher to hear.<\/p>\n
It has carried
\nunfinished notes,<\/p>\n
secret jokes,<\/p>\n
exam-day prayers,<\/p>\n
and names carved
\nwith enormous confidence
\ninto very small wood.<\/p>\n
Every year
\nnew students arrive<\/p>\n
believing the classroom
\nbelongs to them.<\/p>\n
Every year
\nthey leave.<\/p>\n
The last bench remains,<\/p>\n
holding all the things
\nwe thought
\nnobody noticed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The last bench knows who forgot their homework, who drew galaxies behind the timetable, who watched rain instead of equations, who whispered \u201cI don’t understand\u201d too softly for the teacher to hear. It has carried unfinished notes, secret jokes, exam-day prayers, and names carved with enormous confidence into very small wood. Every year new students<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[588],"tags":[631,625,620,636,630],"class_list":["post-4784","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-poetry","tag-creative-writing","tag-life-experiences","tag-personal","tag-poetry","tag-well-being","enable-dropcap","disable-2-columns"],"yoast_head":"\n