Friday Night Lights

what angers me now
 is her quick accusation
 that we just don’t care
 
 bullied confessions
 took control of my first class
 (undocumented)
 
 yet, she’s tracking us–
 collecting district data
 to prove we’re worth it
 
 you cannot track kids
 who’ve been shoved into lockers
 with tablet data

 
 one day she’ll see this
 or continue on her path
 of domination
 
 either way, we win:
 My lesson’s lost, i tell them
 —but we needed this
 
 i actually hear
 the harsh words they say to me
 i truly listen
 
 but she can’t see that
 it’s not in her statistics
 and therefore i fail
 
 what angers me most
 is how i love, love, love them
 and how she doesn’t