xmas break

antsy, how to sit
all day, relax, do nothing,
need to be busy

Sick. Again.

they share their feelings,
attitudes, talents, hopes, loves...
but mostly their germs

That class was for little kids...

They told me to take
away recess, to count beans,
to track their math skills.
Does this tame teenagers who
are never told no? Hell no.

symptoms

sore week, dizzy day,
psyching myself up? Power
of the mind, or womb?

aaaargh

how many times can
I ask a student to act
like a real student?

ups and downs

Good day, better day
then down the drain, why can't they
steer a steady course?

An expensive cut
after growing for a year
I feel so polished

Lazy weekend

stern warnings aside
"the first year is so hard" - but
easier than last!

breaking them, or me?
pushing in all directions
these bright, lively kids

1st week

exhausted, sitting
more to do, lessons to write
right into the fray

Officially a Teacher

Farmer's market lunch
eaten in the rose garden
paperwork all signed!

Employed at last

Wow, it's official
coolest job in the cohort
mine, all freaking mine!

SweetLife

sweet cream paradise
coffee soaked, chocolate dream
pastry shaped heaven

Knight Library, First Floor

quiet. productive
readers, typers, no windows
a study cocoon

Resume

Update resume
so strangers can critique my
life in bullet points

3 pillows stacked up
lolling with Harry Potter
read it in one day

application process

depressed all week long
just want a freaking job but
applications suck!

Rainy summer term

grey out the window
rainy drive, jackets on chairs,
feels like a real class

Job Searching SUCKS

smarter than many
better than most of those hacks
why still unemployed?

Writing

choosing perfect words
edit, rewrite, expand, cut
summer spent typing

lazy sunday

On the couch purring
amber and black, white whiskers
abetting my sloth

stressed

balloon in my throat
mind racing to fast for sleep
just get this shit done

Cacophany

geese or ducks could not
repeat themselves as much as
this. teacher! teacher!