Samuel Eickstedt
The solitary desk put there
Never goes anywhere
But the kids that sit on him
Leave their secrets, some bright, some dim
They scratch up his top
Stick gum on his bottom
Upon him their books always drop
But it will always stay, the solitary desk
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