We were floundering

     in a school of broken hearted

          Whalefish 

        Our spouts were sealed thru our embarrassment 

     Of salty high school seas and crusty tears

    A rosebush blossomed in our minds 

      And we looked with wonder

          At the goddamn Beauty

     Like eating hot pepper Kung Pao 

   Chicken at the bus stop Chef Tong's 

   Cafeteria restaurant

  For the first time