Education

They take our visions                

and strap them into a line

to face the squad.

you must be on time,

where they box your soul

in concrete and glass.

Be a good little one,

follow these orders

and you can run at the bell.

Whatever your dreams

they will jar them for you and,

pickled, you can look at them,

and shake the glass, if you're good.

Reviews

[Ruth]

Excellent, from day one we are never encouraged to stand outside the box enough...we see freedom in the prison we are hostage within...never lose sight of dreams, this is a powerful poem x

[Cody Williams]

A fine write Mark. Thanks for sharing!

-CW

[Latifa]

you must be on time,
where they box your soul
in concrete and glass.
I like the meaning behind these lines

[Leslie Philibert]

Fine poem...and it is funny thought, that Pink Floyd are all former teachers....

[Frieda P]

Are you channeling Pink Floyd Mark...

'We don't need no thought control'

[Coyote Poetry]

A open topic here. Old schools taught us how to write, count and spell. New schools system teach kids what they do not need. I believe school should expand the mind and allow the kids to decide what they need. Thank you for sharing the excellent poetry.
Coyote

[A. Amos]

I truly like elegantly written piece with a strong message...well done my friend!

[John Alexander McFadyen]

Wow Mark a scathing and brutal assassination of the system in a crisp and flowing verse. Such good use of metaphors to describe the social engineering of the education system.