Sunday, April 25, 2010

The School System

It makes me sad to see
an ice-cube melt
before it reaches its potential.
Sometimes no one gives
an ice-cube a chance to
cool down a drink
or soothe a soar on a gym warrior's knee.

The system is selfish.
They choose only the top ice-cubes
from the bucket.
The bottom ones are left to
melt and deconstruct
the perfect lattice structures
of their neighboring cubes.

The system is not set at zero.
The weight of the upper ice-cubes,
should not be greater than
that of the students on the bottom.
Remember back in fifth grade
when you first balanced equations?

The system has failed.
Today, only part of the world drinks cool lemonade.
There are children left thirsty.
Have you thought about tomorrow?

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