his lofty perch

For Edgar the English Elocutionist - and everyone like him!

He sits upon his lofty perch
a thesaurus in one hand
a dictionary in the other
waiting to flip through
an encyclopedia
if need be

with his snotty green pen
telling me my poetry
doesn't measure up -
my opinions aren't
relevant because he
is the biggest elephant
in the room
no one dares burst
his arrogant balloon

my insults are lost
in translation as he
continues his dissertation
without hesitation
marking papers
with impunity
 
assuming
presuming
looming over me
correcting
my interpretation
of the Moose of
Ogden Nash

yet how can he
know it
without even
asking
the poet?

And when I find
it prudent
to question
as his student
the answer is simple
you see
he is just smarter
than me.

Reviews

[redflutterby]

Haha...sounds like two of my daughters middle school teachers. She took beginning art and the teacher was a complete dick. I can't draw a stick figure but my daughter was really good. He never gave her above a D. When i went to talk to him he went into a ten minute tirade about the nuances of subtle shading. I said..."You are eight weeks into the school year in a beginning art class. Gee must be hard not having a room full of Picassos already!" And then there was the smarmy b***h who informed me that she didnt teach English...she taught LITERATURE. (Drawn out with a heavy enunciation on each syllable). Gag me...;-$.

[Lyn Anderson]

Yep, this particular charmer marked in green ink, because he said it was less offensive than red. To this day green ink makes my blood boil. He also looked pointedly at my mum and said, well, "her opinion is wrong, that's why." Unbelievable.

[Tom]

I reckon this pupil has now surpassed her mentor !

A peerless poem beyond criticism !

[John Alexander McFadyen]

He'll I hope this is not about me my dear! I can't even spell thes......thingy lol! Nice flowing venom filled rant!

[Lyn Anderson]

ha ha of all people why in the hell would you think you? I had this insane English teacher - he actually marked with a green pen instead of red because it was supposed to be less offensive. Too this day I can't STAND green pen - he also used to start you at 100 and work his way down to the mark he thought you deserved after all your mistakes. He was a gem! :) You are the furthest from a pompous a*s I could imagine. :)

[Lyn Anderson]

And I even misspelled too! damn, I hate that!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Oh you purr-fectionist you! Lol