He placed his hand inside the air, longing to simply answer
This teacher was addled, by messers ahead of these needs in the pecking order
Pecking at her, they did indeed
Arnold wanted to answer because he can and shall
A mathematical equation to set the boys out from the Will Huntings of this world – the have nots amount to everything, while these haves lose their popularised, otherworldly appeal
Come the turn of the final secondary school year