There are a million Joe Mendoza's
in the phonebook
but none that smell like him!
Boo Boo is stuck in Maddy's chain
of command.
But there are times when she must stop--like
when the presence of greatness
which fills his face with an
angelic light one moment turns
to dark brooding
the next.
He will never settle for
second best, although he will
bend like the reed to
protect what he loves.
CLR 2011
Then Joe wrote this for me:
For Ms. Ray,
My fun-loving English teacher,
who makes my creativity
burst out of my bubble,
as yours does the same. You
teach me to be spontaneous in life
and for that,
I applaud you.