Word of the Day: Top of the Class

BRIEF: Pick a word, the more obscure the better, and then write a six line verse that includes it.

mathesis
\məˈthēsə̇s, ˈmathəs-\
plural: matheses
archaic

science, learning: mental discipline especially mathematics

Top of the Class

the answer is to exceed expectation
as some, occasionally, don’t need equations:
mathesis as a species, condemnation
compulsion towards data as obsession;
winning isn’t everything, they say
especially when hearts get in the way...

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