When a fourteen year old schoolgirl,
All alone with you
Smiles, leans forward
Parts freshly glossed lips
And breathes “I really want to”…
As her teacher, Mr Forrest,
What is it you should do?
Who, in this situation, do we blame?
Use both sides of the paper,
And, if you have one still,
A sense of shame.
Tom Juniper Poetry 