erasable grafitte on the table tops
used just to pass the time
of the teachers talk
and the time on the clock
the un understandable words have been
re re taken from text
making even the smart a fool
and turning class into a whirl pool of
intelligence and self esteem
drowning in waves of confusion
evaporating into wide eyes
twice as off track as when the bell rang
in a facility where food reverses medicine
and the faculty are paid
to do a job they don't do



9 old applause
