THE POINT I WANT TO MAKE

(For Yvette)

I`m not really good at poems

But I know about basts and phloems

I have dug into organic and inorganic chemistry

I have solved equations and read about industry

I have experimented on stalactites

I have recorded the readings of stalagmites

But each time, I have respected my recess.

People look at me and say I`m a beauty

But never have I forsaken my duty

I may very well be a Pisces

But I`m not in pieces

Yes, I`m optimistic

I`m not pessimistic

That`s why this sky will always be my limit

Until I reach it.