Cayce Bat
A Perfect Rondel
They say perfect is measured by twelve.
But I am not perfect. I give and take
And lie, express myself in clichés.
But I want to share truth and tell it well,
Offer myself freely, nothing for sell.
God knows I try, but I make mistakes.
They say perfect is measured by twelve.
But I am not perfect, give or take.
I wish I could find my word, not the pell-
mell phrasing that comes out half-baked.
What can I say when there's so much at stake?
There's nothing to do but try and fail.
They say perfect is measured by twelve.
Bio
I am a first-year teacher at an inner city school in Columbia, South Carolina. I earned an undergraduate degree in journalism and mass communications from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in Teaching in secondary English from Winthrop University. I am from Rock Hill, South Carolina, and currently reside in West Columbia.