Converging in a lecture hall

I am firmly decided
we were all actually raised by gypsies.

our mothers roved around in caravans
and picked up magic tongues
in sand and grassland
                and maybe ate sushi
                and maybe rode elephants
                and maybe threw rice at the queen
from behind a pillar.

sometimes I stand back
and
      there is no other explanation.

That is why
                     beth speaks Japanese
              and rachel races Porsches
              and q eats raw food
              and haley likes eyes on her paper
              and macy misspells things
              and ms. brenner dyed her hair green
              and linda works so hard

I also think
                    that gypsies naturally group
                                                                       like us
Obviously distance does't matter much.   to us

we were all actually raised by gypsies
and we are all pretty wonderful
I am firmly decided.