With The Addition Of Writing Skills
(Epoch Four: 1989-1999)
Every Wednesday, after teaching math
I head downtown, can't be late.
To write whatever comes to mind.
At first all I did was meditate.
I thought what a laugh,
Now I find
Still another way to frustrate
My young scholar's.
Who effortlessly
Want to graduate.
I pictured when I get back,
The intense drama.
I would watch them
When they were caught
Deaf to my hollers.
Trying to solve another math problem.
"When adding signed numbers
With different signs subtract."
With my new required skills.
Don't fright or yield.
I would simply have them write
About their ordeal.
Reminding them to forget
About writing proper grammar.
Or making sure every sentence
Is a complete thought.
No longer worried about dotting their i's
Or crossing their t's.
Rather to allow them
To feel free
With pen in hand.
Which they now firmly grasp.
They can express whatever they please
I now proudly peach.
With the addition of writing skills.
My students can better understand,
Now more then than.
What's going on in their math class.
Which more than before
I love to teach.