Yard sale.
When I walk out of school on June 8th it will be with lots of memories and hands free.
The few personal belongs that I have in and on my desk will have been taken home by then.
Everything else stays behind for the next art teacher who takes over this space.
The one-cup Keurig coffee maker, the little mini-fridge, and the boom box?
Yes. A boom box. It plays tapes. I have been here a long time.
I will take them to the teachers’ lounge and have a yard sale. Not really a sale. I won’t be selling them. More like,