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Tuesday Class

Tuesday lasses
we all have classes
get up and go
there’s no time to waste
join the flow
there’s no reason to wait
everyone’s hustling
coffee guzzling
bus shuttling
paper shuffling
syllabus assessing
apple-watch checking
there’s a fall-like feeling
making things more appealing
file off of the bus
and join the crush
trudging up science hill
thru the doors up the stairs
climbing in pairs,
in class, at last,
setup and relax.
I open my binder
and hand in the assignment
the guy beside me can’t find it.
and the TA moves on
the guy’s upset and I get it
he’s frantic and grim
I pretend I’m not watching him
as he ransacks his rucksack
too late, they’re taking roll
carelessness takes its toll
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Fisher Avatar
September 19, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Enjoy your poem, and love the pace and the lines. It all goes together so well!
Vionet Avatar
September 19, 2023 at 5:10 PM
Thank you
Rodrigues Avatar
September 19, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Great imagery of a day in class. Though you feel for the guy beside you, he didn’t prepare for class.m
Vionet Avatar
September 19, 2023 at 1:53 PM
It’s an awful feeling, we’ve all been there. If he can hand it in by tomorrow, he’ll take a 20% hit. I have these little green dots and when I’ve put an assignment in my bag, I put in on the syllabus. ??
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