Love Lessons Learned In Chemistry Poem by Delilah Miller

Love Lessons Learned In Chemistry

Rating: 4.5


Chemistry class, block two
consists of electrons, Mendeleev's table and a few beakers.
The room is surrounded, right across the hall
are the religion class and the student speakers.

Had a lab today, looking at the relationship of reactants to products,
composed with magnesium chloride and sodium hydroxide.
A girl picked up a flask, that over the years
from multiple reactions, accumulated hairline fissures it hides.

The glass look polished and conclusive;
it's painted numbers visible, precise and sane in measuring matter.
Wouldn't have a second thought to grab such necessary item and squeeze.
but I swear you brush my lips, and I know I'll shatter.

Because the surface is unforeseeable!
It's as simple as my temper, quietly fiery glass
on a cool, stoical surface like your composure, will snap and burst.
Oh, ironic is fragility in me discovered in chemistry class…

And perhaps we all go through life,
Steady for storming and precipitating and reacting.
and we settle down to use, to being someone's husband or wife....
Until a hint of pressure causes a burst, and sends us, brokenly, packing

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tapas Dutta 21 July 2007

beautiful comparisons...have u done titrations in lab? that would be a good inspiration to pen down something...maybe i'll try someday...

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Barlot . 14 April 2007

This is absolutely beautiful, and ironically enough, my favorite (maybe due to the fact that I, too, suffer through Chemistry every day...?) . Besides a relevant point, thank you for your compliments-very grateful. You, as well, are phenomenal at the craft. I look forward to reading your writing in the near future. Until then.

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Marci Made 19 March 2007

I like the hairline fissure part here, how you used it in this unique and captivating write......Have to be honest though, don't understand Chemistry any better now after your lesson here then I did way back then........It's as dead to me as Latin was......This is clever young lady~~~~~~~~~~~marci. :)

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