Friday, April 15, 2016

Different Ways to Look at Things

Eleven Ways to Look at a Water Bottle
I
In the left corner of a student's desk,
The only thing that distracts me from inches away,
Is a blue water bottle filled half way.
II
When I go around it,
to make my paper get in contact with the teacher,
It stays still.
Sweating as if it worked out seconds ago.
III
It doesn’t look left or right.
It is not allowed to be touched by anyone.
Only moves when it is in the hands of it’s Master.
IV
It is allowed in school.
Not in all classrooms.
Not at all times.
V
It is always there when you need it.
Even when it feels looked down upon its preferred neighbors.
Soda, Juice, Milk, Smoothie
VI
It’s not the water bottle.
It’s what inside of it that matters.
I don’t care how it looks in the outside.
You lifesaver is what is in the inside.
VII
Water is healthy for the body.
Water allows your dry tongue to become moist in seconds.
Water makes you lose weight.
Water makes your mood better.


IX
In a dry desert,
It’s the only thing that you will need.
In a lifetime,
It’s the only things that you will need.
X
The container is important.
Important to carry what really is important.
XI
Different needs in a human life that need water,
But what is water without something to carry it to its destination?
Water would fall on the ground like rain,
It evaporates up or gets contaminated and-

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