I prefer not to be in your math class
having you subtract and divide my soul into multiple pieces
I prefer not to be in your English class
when you don’t even know that there must be a verb in every sentence
I prefer not to be in your history class
When you can’t see that the pain you’re causing me is relative to slavery
I prefer not to be in your science experiment
When you don’t understand that the proper titration of my heart is causing an overflow
I prefer not to be in your gym class
I don’t want you dribbling my heart down the court trying to make a 3 pointer
I prefer not to be in your french class
When you can’t even translate “Je te aime beaucoup”
I prefer not to be
A part of your life