When the Bell Rings

by The Bright Voice

Original EveryPoem Studio house-voice poem.

Question ten still waits with four empty lines. I have written however and nothing after it. The clock lifts its long hand. The teacher says one minute. Every pencil becomes a woodpecker. Then the bell rings. However remains alone, which may be the most honest ending.
46 words · 10 lines · Free Verse
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