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Rise Over Run MAG

August 15, 2011
By BreeTayler PLATINUM, Carlisle, Arkansas
BreeTayler PLATINUM, Carlisle, Arkansas
30 articles 0 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Where there is love there is life." --Ghandi


Come in, take a seat
Shut up and let me teach
Spit out the gum, roll up your sleeves
Pay careful attention and listen to me
What I am about to say is key
You will use it for a lifetime, wait and see

Forget about equations or solving for x
Forget about cosine and whatever's next
Listen here, girls and boys, daughters and sons
The only thing that matters now is rise over run
Rise over run, Rise over run, Rise over run
The only thing that matters now is rise over run

No talking, no singing along
Whatever your answer is, it's wrong
Be quiet, kid, shut up
Don't you dare try and interrupt
What I am about to say is key
You will use it for a lifetime, wait and see

Forget about equations or solving for x
Forget about cosine and whatever's next
Listen here, girls and boys, daughters and sons
The only thing that matters now is rise over run
Rise over run, Rise over run, Rise over run
The only thing that matters now is rise over run

You see, child, this information is essential
Store it away in your mind, make it official
Tell your friends, grown-ups too
Tell everyone what to do

Tell them to forget about equations or solving for x
Tell them to forget about cosine and whatever's next
Say listen here, girls and boys, daughters and sons
The only thing that matters now is rise over run
Rise over run, Rise over run, Rise over run
The only thing that matters now is rise over run



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CeceE14 BRONZE said...
on Feb. 16 2015 at 5:17 pm
CeceE14 BRONZE, Rosemount, Minnesota
4 articles 0 photos 16 comments

Favorite Quote:
"No."

This is so cool! it's funny, even though it feels like you're yelling at me... good job!

on Aug. 14 2013 at 1:32 pm
Poetrylover_1 SILVER, Norh Charleston, South Carolina
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Amazing! I love the song even though i despise math. Nice way to tie real life situations into a song, Keep it up <3  

AriShine GOLD said...
on Jun. 11 2012 at 10:33 am
AriShine GOLD, Norcross, Georgia
13 articles 0 photos 130 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Whatever you are, be a good one." -Abraham Lincoln

This is a cool poem. I like how it can be interpretted to be about life in general, like you have to go to school to rise up before you can hit the ground running. Great job.

falala said...
on Aug. 17 2011 at 11:34 pm
falala, New York, New York
0 articles 0 photos 12 comments
Great poem! I love the way you wrote it from the teachers point of view, and that was one snarky teacher! My class despises slope formulas and this made me laugh! :)

on Aug. 17 2011 at 7:07 pm
BreeTayler PLATINUM, Carlisle, Arkansas
30 articles 0 photos 57 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Where there is love there is life." --Ghandi

lol thanks... c:

on Aug. 17 2011 at 6:23 pm
RyssaAlarcon SILVER, Saskatoon, Other
7 articles 7 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I'd rather have an enemy who tells me that she/he hates me than to keep a friend whose mission is to put me down secretly."

This is a song lyrics right? It describes the school life perfectly! No wonder it's the Editor's Choice! Great job!