Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

I Never Got Math

Math, the words strike terror in my soul.  I never got it.
         Well, maybe once, but a long time ago, before you were born.

When I returned to college after a twenty-five year hiatus,
        A math teacher discovered that I had forgotten all of it.
               Everything was gone.
                  The xs and ys and parenthesis were an anomolly to me.

She was kind, and patient.  
            She re-taught me from ground zero,
                       amazed that I had lost every memory of math
         probably thanks to a less-than kind or understanding math teacher.

That was twenty-three years ago. 
              I am pretty sure if I had to understand math again today, 

                     I would have to start at third grade level,  page one.

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Leigh Stephenson July 28, 2018 at 7:08 AM Your poem speaks for me too Caren, and no doubt for many more. Very well written, it brought a smile to my face and I enjoyed reading it. Well done :-) x Caren Krutsinger July 28, 2018 at 10:33 AM Thank you Leigh. I truly do not think I will ever get over my math-phobia.

Rhona Mcferran July 23, 2018 at 12:37 PM So good to know that I'm not the only one. ;) And besides, your writing skills more than make up for the lack of mathematics! Caren Krutsinger July 23, 2018 at 2:23 PM Thank you Rhona, because frankly, I never want to ever see, say, or do math ever again.

Eve Roper July 22, 2018 at 6:59 PM Awesome, Caren, I was 45 when I went back to college. My teacher was the monster from hell.. (Math 211) if front of the class she said I should just drop out because I was going to fail. Woohoo! Proved her wrong I passed with a B :) .. She did apologize after finals , but in her office with noone around.. Caren Krutsinger July 23, 2018 at 9:39 AM I went back to college at 43. It is so much tougher then! My daughters were inspired by me to graduate early, and they all three did.

Jan Allison July 22, 2018 at 12:50 PM me too Caren I can relate big time:-) hugs Jan xx Caren Krutsinger July 22, 2018 at 1:16 PM Thank you Jan; I did not think I would feel alone in this.

Sand Blown July 22, 2018 at 12:33 PM math...is symbolic a way to sort rollick... that endless frolic... of clutters of mind Caren Krutsinger July 22, 2018 at 1:16 PM Truthfully stated by a poet.