fluorescent light
under eggshell ceiling tiles

fallen rain against the window
barely audible
under student discussion

diffuse sunlight
above papier-mâché projects
and stacks of loose folders
around the surface of the wall-length counter

Fallen pine needles
in the planter outside the window
odd angles
raindrop craters in the soil

wrinkled papers and disheveled notebooks on desks
an archipelago of unfinished work

fallen leaves in the hallway
a trail from the carpeted entryway
to the threshold of your room

fun-size candy wrappers and broken pencils
haphazard across the thin carpet
over a concrete floor