THEME FOR MATHEMATICS B

 

“You have 15 minutes to complete the next worksheet. “

I don’t think. I just move.

Let the pencil lead.

Speed is the key.

Teacher tells me

that this will help me compete

in the real world.

If I can fill out the worksheet

in time, maybe I can fill out the time sheet to work.

At the very least:

I'll be able to recite my DC number during roll call,

the points scored by the local legend

during his first game of pro-ball,

and the amount of money I have left at the commissary

after the bribe to make sure I get to make my phone call.

 

 

Is there room for me in Mathematics B?-

In a room that has more students than it has seats.

 

 

She works the double shift

at the factory.

15 years on the job

and the supervisor wouldn't know her name

if it weren't sown into the pocket

of her light blue smock.

Stacking/packing

box after box,

exactly 25 minutes for lunch-

1 minute late means 15 minutes docked.

Time to zone out,

mentally fly away

while her body continues to obey.

She's got mouths to feed,

bills to pay-

just sent one out,

the next one's already on its way.

Who, better than her,

knows the Infinities contained within the day?

 

Is there room in Mathematics B

for someone like me?

Somewhat like you,

though somewhat less free.