how did it happen?

It had been a dull day

With nothing for me to do.

I sat there, self conscious, as others did

But then he had to come and ask

“Can I sit here?”

Remarkable he was

As his stories unfolded,

Of his survival-the accidents and death

And with that earned him another name.

Not more than a month passed

There came in two other idiots to join-

One had been devoted to shyness

For he talked less and worked more

And prayed like a monk

But at heart, had gold  

And another, much the opposite.

He cracked but jokes, of sofy,

Seven bananas and a monkey

But dear, he entertained.

Still we had another, one so peculiar

For he stood in the corner

And produced the weirdest sound,

And metal from him stood in the middle of the class

To which we looked and laughed.

Oh, well. They had been dear.

Thus, it started, the journey together

Into another year of learning, to turn the stone unturned

And to reach the other side.