After Cummings Poems

AFTER CUMMINGS POEMS These are poems I wrote after the poems of e. e. cummings... teacher by michael r. burch, age 16-17 teacher, take a look at my life, for it has just begun and u think that i am “misinformed” merely because i'm young; but the truth is often hidden (what lies lurk behind ur eyes?) and maybe Puff can tell u where the Dragon flies. teacher, take a look at my life: urs is a dull-edged knife (the white-hot blade long blunted). now ur as cold as ice. still, when u come to class, act like u know it all, for if u show insecurity, surely wee will folderol. I wrote "teacher" in either 10th or 11th grade after hearing the song "Old Man" by Neil Young. "Wee" is a pun, not a typo. don’t forget by michael r. burch for Beth don’t forget to remember that Space is curved (like your Heart) and that even Light is bent by your Gravity. The opening lines of my poem were inspired by a famous love poem by e. e. cummings. Keywords/Tags: e. e. cummings, teacher, teach, teaching, teachers' day, student, school, class, eduction, space, curved, gravity, heart, love