Multi-talented Jamie L. -- she made our RealSchool graphic and the graphic for the fashion show this year, to name just a few of her accomplishments -- wrote this amazing poem in the Modernist style, for English class:
A Lesson In Astronomy
The stars are perfectly aligned
Yes, all but the northern star
I don't know much about astronomy
But I'm pretty sure that'll never change
You'll never change
Things rarely do
People never do
And stars always don't
We could go stargazing
But I don't want to waste my time
Wishing that a star will streak through the sky
Wishing I could even make a wish
And still
I stargaze alone
When I'm lost
I look to the northern star
That's what it's there for, right?
But then I end up more lost in the dark sky
Did I ever tell you you're like a star?
Of course not, that'd be cheesy to the max
Cheesy and pointless
I'm taking a class in astronomy
The professor is flunking me
On the tests, I answer questions with more questions
Lesson one in astronomy is that
When looking in the sky I need
To keep a firm grip on the ground
But I've got no grip
No grip at all
