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Geography

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My last year of elementary school
Possibly the best on record
Before I grew up

We had this assignment that was meant to present
Our knowledge of these certain terms

Mountain, plateau, key, archipelago
Peninsula, strait, and so on, et cetera

Given these small, thin sheets of paper
And the definitions of each
I set out on a snow day to pursue this project
Colored pencils and a black felt pen
Carefully drawing them
Tongue out the side of my teeth
I wanted it to be perfect

It was a four hour ordeal
I remember reappearing out of my room
And lunch had gone by long ago
But I wasn't yet finished
I couldn't find a ring to hang them on
That's what they needed was a ring
And for the life of me I had none

I searched my drawers
Found needles and paper clips and scrap ribbons
Beads, a necklace, small scissors.... A necklace
It was only a simple solution
And I hoped it would be accepted
I even decorated it with beads spelling my name

The praise was more than I had in my eleven-year-old prospect
How creative! So resourceful! It was better than all the rest!
It was kept like a trophy to show
Students who followed could see
What above and beyond effort could become

That was my simple triumph for the sixth grade

I no longer have that wish for perfection
Only for the things I enjoy seeing perfected
Geography is such a small thing
I would never use that sweat and time
To fret over it now

Sometimes I believe I was more grown up then
But then I realize that disregarding my size and age
I was equal
I've only narrowed out what I choose to perfect
I am still the child I was
And the work I do will be just as great
It was on my mind, considering my younger brother now has that same teacher and is doing the same assignment. I told him that it was okay not to use a necklace :)
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LunaRaeB's avatar
<3 My dear you always have such a way with words, painting pictures in my mind. It reminds me of projects I worked hard on in grade school and fills me with all those moments were I finally got to shine. I wasn't the smart brainy kid, I wasn't the athlete, I was the kid who doodles and tried to best to make what I had work. As do you. <3 :: HUGGLES :: You are truely and absolutely amazing. Don't let anyone make you believe any different.