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Writer's pictureAlice Carroll

The Big Green Stain

Spring semester at university

 

Fingers stained malachite green

 

In the lab in microbiology

 

Wore stains proudly around campus.

 

Never missed a class.

 

Professor’s notes on chalkboards

 

Started to make sense.

 

The green stain grew larger and brighter.

 

Made some lectures fuzzier.

 

Science poser; lab puzzler.

 


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Martin Pickard
Martin Pickard
Apr 29, 2024

Intriguing. Well done

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markcrump2010
markcrump2010
Apr 28, 2024

what was that green stain? The suspense is to much….We need to know

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Alice Carroll
Alice Carroll
Apr 28, 2024
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Your guess is as good as mine. I had no idea where this poem was headed. Perhaps the poem is about what most college students face, becoming either a serious student or a pothead.

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