Thursday, April 25, 2019

And Then on Top of Everything Else




And Then on Top of Everything Else (a teacher's rant)

Let's set the stage--
the calendar page
hasn't turned to May
yet every single day

is filled to the brim
and you're drowning, can't swim,
got to keep the momentum
and don't even mention

paperwork
meetings
testing
talent show
field trip
author visit
summer reading.

On top of all that
(magnify the impact)
the impossible curse of your body:
you're sick.
(Pass the toddy.)


©Mary Lee Hahn, 2019


2 comments:

  1. We're on the spring slide and there's little hope of applying the brakes! Here's hoping this isn't totally autobiographical, but if it is, get well soon!

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  2. That list. Ugh.

    That rhyme: momentum/mention. :)

    That toddy. Please pass.

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