Favorite Books
from Throughout My Life
A lot of books I read because
My students loved them so.
And this one was so popular
I gave the thing a go.
And loved it: He so well employed
A dual narration style—
They alternated chapters, did
The girl, the boy awhile.
The tale was of betrayal—but
Not of the cruel kind.
No, this was born of thoughtlessness—
The lack of heart, of mind,
And of imagination—how
Their friend* would feel when he
Discovered what those two had done—
He’d loved them—selflessly.
And so The Pigman is a tale
With such a basic goal—
To show how youngsters need to learn
About the heart, the soul.
*Mr. Pignati, “The Pigman”
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