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EDUCATION

by TheGodfather 

Posted: 05 October 2004
Word Count: 131


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My hand slips off my cheek,
and my head nods forward and back up
with a strong, slender strand of something
extending from the corner of my mouth
to the knee of my jeans.
The professor that I'm paying to
educate me
is still using the same vocal pitch
that he was before I dozed off.
My lower back hurts, so I lean forward
in my chair and rest my elbows on my knees.
I've missed six slides and
at least twenty blanks in today's handout.
The girl next to me text messages.
A teacher is grading papers.
The two women in front of me pass notes.
The guy next to me still sleeps.
A strange environment indeed,
a lecturer and a hundred students
all passing time or trying
to learn.






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joanie at 17:27 on 05 October 2004  Report this post
A wonderful picture, Goddy. I'm nodding off reading it! Education indeed!

I liked it.

joanie

Chem at 17:31 on 05 October 2004  Report this post
Hi Godfather

I really enjoyed this. I have just started back at Uni, so your poem definitely spoke out to me :-)
Well written and a good read.

Em

Don Gorgon at 18:21 on 05 October 2004  Report this post
Godfather, I'm glad your writing is more stimulating than the lectures you attend! Nice one, that's a great picture you've painted there. Nice works!

Don

The Walrus at 13:23 on 06 October 2004  Report this post
Great snapshot. Brought back memories of being thrown out of a lecture for disruption (on the basis that I wouldn't hand over note which I'd written to mate... (boredom relief strategy) vaguely remember it being something to do with said lecturer and benefits of electrolysis).

Enjoyed it very much - perhaps you should send a copy to your lecturer (suggest anonymous).

The Walrus

roovacrag at 13:24 on 06 October 2004  Report this post
Goddy..yes a good piece. Can see students all over nodding off.
Anyone caught nodding when I was teaching cooking was surely brought alive with the clatter of pans.

Moral is keep the student happy.

Well done.

xx Alice


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