Only sometimes does homework enter the heart of the matter,
pen to paper, keyboard to screen,
a lack of ribbon for the brand new antique electric typewriter.
When the boat people want to leave the river for the lake,
they need to notify the people of the bridge to prepare for their passing.
| Copyright © 2019 by Michael H. Brownstein Michael H. Brownstein’s latest volume of poetry, A Slipknot Into Somewhere Else, was published by Cholla Needles Press in 2018. |
Brilliant, Michael. Theoreticians, sociologists, all the big-word and big-idea people nabble on for hours about what to do about schools and society, but a poet cuts to the chase.
ReplyDeleteI’ve gotten off Facebook, so won’t be telling anyone who is there only (and not here), but maybe someone who is still in both places will spread the word about today’s poem?
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