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July 8, 2011
By mistaken_laughter PLATINUM, Alvin, Texas
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Lesson eighty-three,
Distributive property and exponents,
All around me,
Rules with no exception,
No twisting or bending,
There is no redemption,
Never different,
I don’t understand,
Everything has an explanation,
This is so bland,
Why can’t I make sense of it?
This is my question
Sincerely I wonder
My humble confession
Is it really just letters and numbers?

© Jessica D., Burke, VA

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Inspiration struck while in the middle of the Algebra lesson. I couldn't concentrate until I wrote it down.
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