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Clues
Something is wrong....
clues spoken in a foreign tongue
clutter the mind
crushed pages ripped from a notebook
compressed into frustrated balls
litter the floor
The dumb children sit quietly
in a huddle waiting
waiting for an explanation
despite the passage of the years
they remain children
remain bewildered
and wait for an explanation
that after so many attempts
so many languages
so much learning
degreees disciplines ologies
escapes definition
And so we stand before the class
unprepared
clad only in a flimsy pair of shorts
that keeps slipping off the hips
disclosing...
disclosing...what?
The children wait on silently
waiting so quietly
their eyes hide something
that needs to be explained
© Johnmichael Simon
2004
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