Academic Interpretation Of The Number 15 Seed
From the Author of "The Final Fence" Series
They said we did not have a chance
We would be off the floor no longer in the big dance
Placed number fifteen
What is that supposed to mean?
Be home by dinner
Famed favorite the winner
But we thought it through
To what was true
Strategies were made
Attitude was we were not going to simply fade
Instead get a better grade
Then being seeded as a destructive fiend
In this March madness dream
Which pits large against the small
Resulting in moving on or fall
If our fleeting fantasy hits the wall
Time to go back to the resident's hall
Or maybe studying with friends on the grassy mall
Which is not an awful activity during the springtime
Does not hurt to strengthen the mind
Goals to find
Preparing for life’s grind
And answers when in a bind
It is just another way to interpret learning
Asking should competition be concerning
Knowing this test
You are supposed to do your best
Cinderella slipper could be an annoying pest
Ruining bracket parties
No one has number fifteen except the one Alec really smarty
Who spent the weekend alone
Watching the unknown league final on their phone
Instead of doing library research
Pleasing the Monday morning professor sitting on their perch
Preparing students for tomorrow
And all the reality horrors
Take all this in
Go for the win
And when the day is done
Ask yourself ‘was it fun?’
About the Creator
Marc OBrien
Barry University graduate Marc O'Brien has returned to Florida after a 17 year author residency in Las Vegas. He will continue using fiction as a way to distribute information. Books include "The Final Fence: Sophomores In The Saddle"
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