I Remember 6th Grade Math

She tried to get my attention a number of times
But It was not possible because
I was a country or two away
Wearing brown leather swashbuckler pants
White billowy blouses, and multi-buckled boots, 
Fighting pirates with Sabers.
I was mighty and terrifying.
Hearing my war cry turned their blood to ice
Which is why I did not have to stab them
All I had to do was wave my sword around 
And scream and they would jump ship
And get eaten by sharks or swim to land
Pride oozed out of me as I heard my battle cry.
Student me replaced pirate queen me hard and fast
When I heard my peers laughing
Apparently the teacher was not amused by a battle cry
In the middle of her boring math lesson
A Pirate Queen serving detention?  
Unfortunately it happens
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Mcferran Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 4:17 PM
"A Pirate Queen serving detention?/ Unfortunately it happens" hahahaha! ;D Terrific write... I can easily see this happening... not saying something like this ever happened to ME! *tries to look innocent* ;)
Mcferran Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 9:21 PM
Me, too.... and drawing lots of cartoons on my math papers (that got me in trouble)! ;P
Krutsinger Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 9:17 PM
I spent most of my math time daydreaming about a wonderful non-mathematical life.
Rodrigues Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 5:45 AM
A wonderful take! Fun how one can jump ship in the middle of class! I want to do that now! But as the saying goes: I am adulting now :)
Krutsinger Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 7:18 AM
hahahaha I am lucky, in that no one expects any adulting of me.
Bangalee Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 5:00 AM
lovely and good story
Krutsinger Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 7:18 AM
Thank you, Mahtab. I appreciate your hearty reading prowess.
Blown Avatar
November 10, 2018 at 10:09 PM
adventurous stuff...full of magic
Krutsinger Avatar
November 11, 2018 at 7:19 AM
Math class was the best place for daydreaming ever, the teacher had a sing-song monotone voice, and I despise math.
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