December Poem

small minds
smaller worries
drink it up
as it flurries
friends converge
touch sights
fingers grasp
share this byte
like
rare meat
we take a bite.

wolves drool
sheep shudder
manes shine
i stare at them all
and smile in wonder
wonderful
wonderous
bubble
i wonder
if it might
reach above

conflicted
converted
pretend
pretense
disconcerted
diverted
deserted

well i tried
who says
what is wrong
all i've known
was feeling right
or not so level

stuck between
two or three
whoever
who knows
what will be
will just be
and tomorrow
take flight
when truth comes
who's right
and
we
all
ask
why

who brought us to this place?
all I feel
all I know
my glass
of red wine
keeps thoughts damp
minds blurred
even with level
of what may be
let it be
let me see
i know
we want
he wonders quietly
she beams for attention
eyes roll
rocks jingle
drinks drained
liquid courage

i know
we want
nothing more than
to hold the hand
of another
poet who knows it
and understands
how much can be
held
in
one hand

may not deserve it
ask if it's worth it
have we even earned it
or still need to learn this

nobody knows what we know
nobody sees what i see
nobody feels what this is
nobody shakes with anticipation
like we do
but here we are and
yes
we all know
we all see
we all feel
we all shake
like we do
and I just want to be loved...

don't you?

Last Drafts from The Other Side of the Desk

As I fly through...make that slog through week 11 of my 12 week quarter, I grade research papers and portfolios 24/7 and am fueled by way too much coffee and not enough sleep. Thinking about what has made this a memorable quarter today, several funny blips popped to mind. Here are some noteworthy tidbits that assaulted my eyeballs this week:

• I know it's getting nice out, but bikini tops on campus? You are 1/2 way to the shore, just keep driving south and you'll fit right in dear hearts.
• I know we want to listen to music with our windows open, but if I can turn down "No Sleep till Brooklyn" as I enter the faculty lot, you can certainly lower your radio because nobody cares if you like salt all around that rim rim rim rim
• Props to all those who want to finish last minute assignments...no really, typing 10 assignments in one day is a good idea.
• Benefits of not sleeping in class: not having to ask each student what we are doing when you wake up, and actually knowing that we have 1 more day not 2 more weeks...unbelievable.
• It may not be advisable to shout about your ex-boyfriend in a classroom located next to the faculty offices, especially if you are mentioning guns, pills, or how he cut off his ankle monitoring device "up in that bitch last night"
• When asking how many days you have been absent, note whether or not you are responded to with your NAME in the sentence. Hint: if not, you may have missed too much.
• When watching YouTube in class, receiving IMs and/or playing any game that has a shooting component: TURN YOUR SPEAKERS OFF

While there are many things that take place during the last cherished weeks, these were just a few I thought would bring a laugh to the lips of those who get where I am coming from: The Other Side of the Desk. If anything above seemed sarcastic, good it was meant to. If anything was confusing, maybe it's not your time to be in school. Teachers and learners alike have a lovely rest of the week!

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