Sarah's need for order
Marcus's wild imagination
Aisha's emotional intelligence
Thomas's critical thinking
Bonding occurs
through shared purpose:
"We sink or swim together"
Reactions happen
when elements combine:
conflict ? resolution
confusion ? clarity
individual ? collective
Sometimes unstable:
egos clash
free riders coast
personalities repel
But when balanced:
synergy emerges
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 8
The compound created
is stronger than
any single element,
more complex
than the sum
of its parts.
Teacher as chemist:
mixing carefully,
monitoring reactions,
adjusting pH
of power dynamics,
adding catalyst
of common goals,
ensuring every atom
has its place
in the molecule
of learning.
Microplastics
microplastics in our food
that steak dinner was excellent
my compliments to the chemist
I test the gum
And the scum
That came from
So many feet
Scrape the blood
And the crud
Between mud
Smooshed on concrete
I sample spit
Ample birds***
All with a flick
Of the wrist
Coz I’m your local
Wearing bifocal
Antisocial
Sidewalk chemist
I run a lab
And own a lab
Called Ahab
And when we walk
I grab a glut
Of cigarette butts
Ahab sniffs mutts
We rarely talk
I test the muck
Assay green yuck
Prod black guck
With tender care
Then it’s all tagged
Labeled and bagged
But I can’t drag
It to a fair
Data is sorted
Then transported
Where it’s reported
By sidewalk chemist
But the town hall
Says I have some gall
With my folderol
And I’m promptly dismissed
I’ve paid my dues
Been on the news
With great reviews
Now for an encore
I’ve been promoted
To test the foetid
And sweaty coated
Men’s locker room floor
He doesn’t care how cute she is, how smart she is; He didn't care if she looked like his mother... Didn't know she was his legacy, sex made it easy for him to get from point A to point B: No responsibility, no attachments or sentimentality.
Was not about how adorable she is... He even said she was not his. .... and one day she asked. "Mommy where is my daddy” the quiet room, the painful eyes. As she grew in grace, in the back of her mind, she remembered her Grandmother's words... “Keep your mind’s eye on your creators’ purpose for you... Become great... take care of your teeth; Shine so bright that everytime you shine, your father will wish that he could go back in time... and say ..."she's mine”. Moreover, his failed life will be obvious, but do not be bitter. Be sweet...God loves you and the only combination to bring you to earth was through that God chosen union of… "your specific father and your specific mother" from which you were made. "and So-Beit: So be You!
A Geek philosopher named Democritus
With his companion Leucippus
Believed matter is made up of tiny particles.
It is hardly noticeable.
At the turn of the 19th century
Dalton’s atomic Theory progressed Chemistry.
Supporting many important laws governing chemical changes,
Answering the many questions and mazes.
John Newlands made the Law of Octave,
But could never be a perfect octet.
Only a light in the obscure mind,
That could never be declined.
Many made changes in this table
But could never be settled,
Sooner perfected to perfection,
Later in admiration.
Realization for the Scientist,
Knowing the elements for the students,
Imparting knowledge to our minds,
It is unique and one of a kind.
O chemist beautiful chemist!
How can a lady with such lure
Give these poor patients a cure?!
Even the ones who are well
With such smile become ill!
O chemist beautiful chemist!
Can you prescribe me a beauty
That doesn’t ache the heart?!, I beg you
I walked in with one pain
And walked out with two!
Chemist Shop
At the entrance of the pharmacy a dead sparrow,
no one seemed to notice this tiny death.
The bird just lied there with folded wings and eyes
suitable closed, ready to be put in a coffin.
I told a shop assistant about it, she swept the bird
with a broom, into the tall grass.
There were many women inside, talking about none
prescription medicine, for aches and pain, they were
mostly middle aged and middle class and had not yet
realised that elderliness comes at a price.... pain.
Shelves full of revitalizing creams, promising a young
glow and sagging faces bought this overpriced stuff,
when a bit of olive oil on cotton swab would be more
effective, but not smell as sweetly.
Majoring in school as a biology chemist
Melanie finds joy conducting experiments
Taking full time units at Butte College
Learning, studying, gaining knowledge
Not surprised if her thing for frogs and tortoise
Came from having to dissect them on purpose
Hours spent in the lab looking for an answer
Maybe one day she’ll find a cure for cancer
Her wit is dry, amusing to her friends
Joking about chemical smells on her hands
Her expressions, delivery, timing are superb
Her humor is unique like nothing ever heard
Friday night, band practice is heaven
Playing bass guitar with Dani and Kevin
Close friends on Sunday’s gather for lunch
Downtown café, champagne brunch
Go Green is her mantra, her life legacy
Earth conscious and clean is her tendency
Protect the environment, always recycle
Choose to not drive, ride a bicycle
At twenty two, she wants to have a voice
Humboldt State is her college of choice
She loves nature, living among the trees
The rain, the mountains, falling leaves
Her future looks nothing less than great
Able to work long hours and stay up late
Her gift is her humor, her mind, her resilience
She has what counts, wit and brilliance
you will long for this, Chemist,
i am sure.
inhale.
thicker than your skin,
whiter than the pupil of your eyes.
gush into your arteries,
it's pinholes, and pins,
and pin ticks, and stings.
from your foot,
(I was familiar with),
to your thighs,
above your ribs,
inside the chambers of your heart.
hold it!
barricade your spine,
this is not your usual migraine.
you will long for this, Chemist.
this is love.
this is nitrogen.
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