Homework
My teacher stood at the head of the classwith a smirk on his face he put us to task
we all mumbled and grumbled as we heard him ask
he said "over the weekend you shall write a poem"
"this work I assign may take some time so I'm allowing you to take it home"
So at home I sat thinking back on all the facts that I have learned.
The crisis in Darfur in desperate need of a cure
and how we all must be concerned.
I learned the future will become our toughest critic
and how the decisions we make are truly prolific
I live in a city that seems to get smaller
more and more people, the buildings taller
A city consumed by crime, dirt and grime
with this in mind I aspire to climb
the walls that appear to surround it
I think of Mr. Masselli, my teacher by the way
who on any given day you may hear him say
this phrase that leaves me astounded
"the world I contend, with no desire to offend
I shall leave it better than I have found it".
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