TANGERINE

60 0 0
                                    

Small, isn't it, Miss?

An orange would be bigger.

     Look at what you've got;

     hold it, feel it, savour it,

     but wait before you eat it.

I want something bigger, Miss.

     Don't complain, small things are good.

I'm small, Miss, but I will grow -

ominous Miss, eh?

Mary's scoffed her tangerine!

     Remember its precise taste.

Is eating subversive, Miss?

     This is Art, not Politics.

End of the Lesson -

Bye Miss.

THE ENGLISH LESSONWhere stories live. Discover now