GRETA VERONICA

This is my alter ego Greta Veronica...she is the one who makes comments and then has to stick her foot in her mouth. She is also the one who speaks harsh realities to students. You can tell when she is about to appear, because it generally happens after the phrase "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" has been uttered. Yesterday Greta Veronica wrote a poem to her 9th grade students:

I am agitated and sarcastic
I wonder why there is such a lack of maturity surrounding me
I hear, oh wait, I cannot hear anything over your loud gabbing
I see myself sinking further into the quick sand of complaining
I want PEACE and CALM
I am quirky and bewildered

I am patient and impulsive
I feel colder than the outside wind chill
I touch my forehead when I am frustrated; I have permanent marks there
I worry more than I dream
I cry an unmistakable cry of exhaustion
I am anxious and edgy

I understand that I need to buck up
I say what goes around comes around: Karma baby
I dream of snow days
I try to speak kindly and directly
I hope everyone learns at least ONE thing this year
I am intense and mischievous