I look around
And stare at the rows
And rows
Upon rows
Of desks.
Students so pale,
All turned to machines...
Dreading a fail,
That death to our dreams...
All is meaningless!
Nothing but seriousness!
Symbols and numbers,
People and figures,
Formulae, laws, texts and rules...
Each and all, such serious fools!
Illusions of progress.
Allusions to success.
And stare at the rows
And rows
Upon rows
Of desks.
Students so pale,
All turned to machines...
Dreading a fail,
That death to our dreams...
All is meaningless!
Nothing but seriousness!
Symbols and numbers,
People and figures,
Formulae, laws, texts and rules...
Each and all, such serious fools!
Illusions of progress.
Allusions to success.
I smile at the ridiculous seriousness of it all and turn over my paper.
