A teacher
Has a name that starts with a B
Not exactly a Bitch
Although she could have been kinder to me
She always tried her best each day
I even liked some of the things that she had to say
Her facts were straight
Her stories entertaining
So where am I getting these bad feelings?
I didn’t agree with her stories
Or the mask that she wore
I didn’t agree with her rules
And at times I began to snore
I still followed her words
And always stepped into line
Never forcing my opinions on her
Always trying to be kind
I guess I felt repressed
Being silent in her presence
Wanting her to call on me
Instead of forming my own sentence
Maybe I followed the rumors about her
Ideas that students like to invent
Perhaps I believed them
Even though I live by the rule
That rumors misrepresent
I chose to believe
In something that wasn’t true
And although I never spoke my thoughts
That was unfair to you
I didn't follow my own morals
I listened to someone else’s song
And that’s why I’m upset with you
It was me all along
About this poem
I wrote this poem about a teacher who everyone claimed was the worst and in class, I believed it even though it might not be true. This poem doesn't just refer to this teacher, it also refers to my feelings when I choose to believe something that is wrong. This poem helped me figure out some of my morals.
Submitted by Linaloo223 on February 06, 2022
Modified on April 01, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXA BB XXX XCXC XXDX XEAE DFXXF XGXG XHGH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,040 |
Words | 222 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4 |
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