The Distracted Student: Free Verse Poem

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The discussion explores the contrast between precise numerical values and the complexities of human emotions. It highlights a desire for a tool, metaphorically referred to as an "emotional-abacus," to quantify feelings in a tangible way. The conversation reflects on the struggle to reconcile emotional experiences with the impersonal nature of data, emphasizing the perplexity and humor found in the coexistence of emotions and concrete answers. The mention of a Louisville Slugger symbolizes the desire for a physical representation of feelings, illustrating the tension between emotional depth and analytical precision.
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The Distracted Student

The function equals this-and-that value point zero zero five.
The numbers are so precise, so concrete and, so very impersonal.
I wish there were some sort of colorful "emotional-abucus."
Perhaps it could help us calculate, figure-out, some sort of
"tangible-feeling" at any given moment.
A feeling we could grasp and hold onto like a Louisville Slugger
An answer is an answer, whether we like it or not.
Emotions
Those curious emotions
Plague me.
 
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The idea of a person having emotions and holding a Lousiville Slugger at the same time frightens me.
 
That's funny! :-) Me too!
 
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