redemption of debentures…

unwritten liabilities
issued at birth
and throughout childhood
issued as a right of motherhood
settlement unquestioned devotion

 

 

less than strangers…

every thing they said
has come to lies’ fulfillment
you do not recall
an old wagon ride
round and round all those summers
nor do you recall
whose hands and voice embraced you
some how ghosts stories
have replaced the real events
a black hologram of truth
i understand why
the truth is hard to live with
those crimes of passion
have altered life’s history
and the fools always believe

 

abdication…

infant child care
safe and nurturing
home away from home
promised growth
and
learning
through play
that’s
the solution
private preschool
individualized
sterile instruction
on
how to succeed
in life
through
monitored
behavioral goals
that’s
the solution
sessions
with
a child psychologist
topics
vary
attempting
to define
what does not exist
that’s
the solution
private structure school
designed
to cater to
the
individual
while shaping
the young mind
for
social conformity
that’s
the solution
parenting classes
with joint
child psychological counseling
topics
vary
redefining
what does not exist
that’s
the solution
public education
mingling
with the common folks
without
the social tools
to separate
the desires for acceptance
from
socially approved
processes
of acquisition
that’s
the solution
world travel
isolated from peers
to gain
insight of the world
without
addressing the desires
for
acceptance
that’s
the solution
boarding school
designed
to cater to
the
individual
while shaping
the young teenage mind
for
social conformity
that’s
the solution