Morning Math

Really happy for seven a.m.
Am I right?
She says
Oh yeah
You are
Homework habits
are hardest to break
Everything in math
(like life,
she adds)
is cumulative
Calculators can't
rescue you now
Did I mention
happy for seven a.m.?
Excessive absences
(like in
everyday excersizes)
will affect your grade
Standing on a street corner
with a cardboard sign
"Will work for books"
Am I right?
Where's your momma?
Not here
Grow up
You should be listening
Taking notes
You hear what I'm sayin'?
No
I don't think you do
You wouldn't be
making my words
into poetry if you did
You'd be taking
those notes