my teacher friend replied when I asked
if her kids were excited about 5 days off
for thanksgiving that she ignored all holidays
"Some few squeal that they are going to
Cancun but too many know they probably
won't eat for five days – the school lunch
is their only meal." – not every town has 
st john's breadline, salvation army, churches­­­­­ 

2022 Jacqueline Jackson

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