Life among the Units - by Rick Stansberger

Life among the Units 

They call us UNITS,
not kids,
students, or people,
Collin said
one day at lunch.

It’s true, said Gary
I heard ‘em talking
in the office.

Well they can suck MY unit
said Vic
grabbing the appropriate place.

When Vic made a joke
laughing was kind of required.
But they would have
anyway.

Comments

[silent lotus]

dear Rick

glad to see you on the high dive here
with an excellent gem !

looking forward to following your portfolio at After Literature.

smiles
silent lotus

[Brian Edwards]

Yes, great to have you on board Rick.
However, I was recently disappointed by the discovery that "suck my unit" is not a Stansberger original! Damn!

Still, neat little poem, I like the contrast between Vic's gesture and the mannered description.

B.

[jamesthomashoward]

Much enjoyed, Rick, and great to have you here. Am still very much enjoying trelnitz.

james

[Jill Winkowski]

Science fictiony but real. Hi Rick. I enjoyed this poem and your tenured voice, has found its seat in this one--not that it is just sitting around but it is at ease in this poem, the message and the how of the language.

[Rick Stansberger]

Thanks, all! It's good to be here. Brian, the use of "unit" for "student" isn't original either. I wish it were. Science-fictiony, Jill. . . you caught one of my passions. I'll do my best not to cannonball, Silent.

[larry jordan]

Rick, especially like the way the title makes the last S necessary, which at first, I thought was not. Unit(s) indeed.

larry

[Scott Douglas]

I remember when we were just "resources".
Really enjoyed this.

[Shari-Lyn McArthur]

I find myself wanting to edit out "laughed" in the last line.

[Rick Stansberger]

Think you're right, Shari-Lyn.

Rick

[Erika Hommel]

Nice to read ya here :)

[Rick Stansberger]

Thanks, Erika!