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Pen and Paper
I take my pen
 I take my paper
 I look at the board
 And decide to copy it later
 
 I drop my pen
 I drop my paper
 I decide to cheat
 So I look to my neighbor
 
 She’s working diligently
 And doesn’t have a clue
 I copy number one
 And copy number two
 
 I’m in the middle of number three
 When I thought cheating was easy
 She looked to me
 I looked to her
 I knew I wouldn’t be cheating anymore
 She raised her hand
 I tensed
 I think I might have grown
 A sixth, seventh, and eighth sense
 
 “Mrs. Dixon can I move
 Permanently
 I think that one of my neighbors
 Is trying to cheat”
 
 Mrs. Dixon looks to me
 I look back at her
 I give her a weak smile
 She turns, and puts my name on the board
 
 Michelle, she packs her bag
 And winks at me
 And leaves me behind
 I look at her, like she lost her mind
 
 I look at her desk
 There it is
 Her paper and her pen

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and she did really leave her pen and paper on her desk.