The Girl With Sparkling Eyes

I made a mark beside her name, Just trying to keep score. If she keeps talking on, I thought, She'll earn herself some more. The teacher came into the room And then they all piped down. 'Alright, ' she said, 'who talked in class? ' 'Who thinks that they're a clown.' I calmly looked around and smiled, Expecting to get by. I thought that since I didn't talk, I didn't have to lie. But then the teacher locked on me, Mistaking my wry smile For being just a clown in class And laughing all the while. 'Alright, Greenwolfe, you best stand up, ' She said, as I recall. And then she grabbed her wooden board And stood so proud and tall. She motioned me to come up front And as I slowly came. I thought I heard a girl speak out, 'Oh, but what a shame.' I glanced a look, and then I saw What made my anger flame. She sure enjoyed this spectacle, The girl without a name. Another girl spoke up and said, 'Another bitch who lies.' I wondered why she cared so much, The girl with sparkling eyes. I hadn't seen her sparkling eyes Before that fateful day. Perhaps I was too much a boy To notice anyway. When I finally took my spot Before the teacher's board. I whispered in the teachers ear, Sincerely I implored. The teacher stopped to look at me With ne'er a blinking eye. Then said, ' Wait here, and I will see If you have told a lie.' She briskly walked back to my desk And looked at my notebook. Then slowly she came walking back With a knowing, special look. She asked me to explain my code, I said it was a grid. The others there were mystified By everything she did. 'Oh yes, ' she said, ' I understand, And these are for today? ' And I replied they surely were, 'These boxes are in play.' The teacher said, ' Alright Greenwolfe, You may take your seat.' The teacher rose and took her board, She never was discreet. About the time I reached my seat I heard a plaintive wail. I turned to look and then I saw The talker in travail. The teacher had her by the ear, I only saw her back. But I knew well what was to come, And waited for the whack. I must say that she struggled well As devils often do. But as us fellows know for sure, There's nothing you can do. Before too long the board prevailed And justice, then was done. I guess I can't remember when I ever had such fun. But there's one thing I do recall And now I recognize. Twas then, that I first came to love The girl with sparkling eyes.