School Question Is Poems

Existential Exams

By Mark D. Stucky
Math problems, essay questions,
multiple choice, fill in the blanks…
Many are the tests we take
from grade school through grad school.

We also encounter...

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Shadows of Daylight

I walk up and down the isles, 
of the grocery store. 
I see things missing, 
and large gaps...,
in the background, 
of our day,...

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Leong (one of my roommates) squirms up to me at breakfast, in the cafeteria.

“May I ask..,” she said, looking around like a secret agent getting...

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People speak about me, 
Poems related to me, 
English used by me.

Language belonged to me,
Having you and me,
Why not used by me?

"Answer came from me"
Its...

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People speak about me, 
Poems related to me, 
English used by me.

Language belonged to me,
Having you and me,
Why not used by me?

"Answer came from me"
Its...

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Oh conscience who are you,                                          ...

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The competition is on at work.
Elementary school teachers
Most in their own queendom
Two in kingdoms
We are discussing job interviews
One question was really silly, Mrs. Bee told...

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spending time, charmed by all the goodies
...a weight room, pool and foosball tables and
a padded room with a wrestling mat and dummies.

a kids paradise. ...

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Tell me this, why is there a gate around all cemeteries?
People are dying to get in... duh, that's where peeps are buried
How far did you...

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THE BIG QUESTION

Are you ever curious about your last day on earth
Does it make you question just what was your worth

Were your acts always equitable...

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“What are we ever going to use this for?” 
Students ask every single school day.
So sit back, grab a coffee, get comfortable, 
And all the...

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Think & Question

Open that door
Ring the bell
Time for school to start
File the children inside
Cram them in a closed room
Trapped in a single desk
Don't talk without...

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Whatever your believe system
Philosophy, school of thought
Or religion might be
If you need to make
A conscious effort
To comply
You are on the outer
Looking in
And have not
Found it...

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Why you hate me?
I don’t hate you.
I try to do everyone right even a damned fool.
Why hate me boo?
You want to walk in my shoes.

You...

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After being born
                      ...

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