School Daze

rules and

fools and

sunday schools and

lies and eyes

empty of reflection

hands that clinch and

push away

variation on themes

memorized by rote

kneeling knees that

instinctively jerk

judgments rendered at the

slightest provocation

singsong rhymes and

the company line

that's all that's left of my

private education

schooled, fooled

instincts overruled

it took years

to recover

the simple truths

children know

but preachers forget

i find it instructive

Jesus had no degree

 

dg

 

12/2/11