Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Time for a Break

Cacophony of voices fill the room with bodies in every position:
Standing, sitting, squatting
Adults
more difficult to control than children.

Silence sweeps across the hall.
Dust bunnies of finishing conversations remain.

Diving into lecture she scares away the last bunny.
Hopping to its hole of politeness.

Information flows
but food has obstructed the ears.
Ideas are sucked in but the vacuum is clogged
A lack of power
A small cough
And dust spurts out again.
Motors are slowing down
Almost out of oil
Brain seized
Time for a rest
Time for a break

1 comment:

  1. I've got to say that this metaphor really works - "scares away the last bunny./Hopping to its hole of politeness." This poem is a reminder to me of the importance of balance in teaching, and the importance of time and breaks and knowing when to let the bunnies run... A.

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