a
mix of letters in my mind
that fail to snap in place
and etch their wild trains
of exponents and bases
onto my math sheet
that still smells like
musty printer ink
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Great job with this, it's a great poem. I really like it. The words you used really tie each line together, it's very eloquent. I love the part that says "that still smells like musty printer ink."
This is also very relatable, good job.
We approve. Math is something that nobody loves, especially when they introduced letters. We greatly appreciate the humor with which this was written. Humor is something often forgotten these days and we are glad to see it not overlooked here.'
Going back to how nobody likes math, we appreciate the sense relatability that this poem has created. We find it easy to sympathize with the writer, as well as share a little laugh with them about how much we all dislike math.
Sláinte,
The Cidrian Writer's Guild
..thanks!
Great job with the poem, you made such a simple thing that we do every day into a great poem. This is so relatable, doing math, but you just can't get the hang of it or it just doesn't make sense. Your so frustrated, you want to give up, and your just done with math.
I really like how it goes from thinking about the math to saying "that still smells like
musty printer ink"
Overall really good job! This poem is so relatable and such a simple subject that you made into a great poem. Can't wait to read what you write next.
Carpe diem,
LUNARGIRL
Thanks for this!
-ml
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No problem!
I really love this! You turned something very ordinary into beautiful poetry.
It captures the struggles of math and how irritating it is when you can't get it right, but you made it very elegant, and quite simply, poetic.
I especially liked the ending, as it goes from the more abstract ideas of algebra and brings the reader back to the concrete math worksheet, and the visualization of "musty printer ink" is amazing.
You did a great job
Nice job! I really like this poem, and its message is SOO relatable.