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51 My teacher’s next assignment?
Speechless
53 Sometimes when I am
asked to speak, my tongue shrivels,
dries, and disappears,
and then my mouth becomes a
hollow bell with no ringer.
TANKA
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54 I’m running out of steam—I’ve got to halt,
This inspiration spree has reached its end.
My fevered Brain Train screeches, brakes, and STOPS.
It pulls in, finds a track, where it can rest.
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52 My spring was sprung with this assault—
my brain came grinding to a halt.
My mind became a total blank,
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