Sixth Grade Vocabulary Lesson

What do you think of when you think of comfort?

Comfort?
I think soft. Cozy.

Write that down.

He stares at me.

This is a look
I had once
Taken for
Insolence

Though I learned

Once

That this is the look of
A waiting mind.

Oh. Sorry. S - O - F - T.

I am ready for the next word
On his list, but--

And cozy, miss.
How you spell cozy?

I spell. He writes.
We make our way down a long list

That ends with assuring.

For the rest of the day
My mind will replay the tape
And I will learn again

The meaning of soft

As it came through
The searching eyes
Of a young man

Seeking the comfort

Of knowledge

In a classroom.

I think soft. Cozy.

S - O - F - T.

One Single Impression