it rained on the parade soggy paper washed again
all the words words glorious words down the drain
weep for heavily hand thumbed fingers stained pages
life leaf turned over heart loved hand-worn volumes
entombed volumes philosophy of Aristotle pulped gone
past minds a few busied studied ‘the great philosophers’
supplied straw thoughts learned grand profound quotes
a carrot goal to appear smarter than shadow self others
view the library dusted off proud aligned much read books
ah ‘the great philosophers’ esteemed for wisdom for wits
rehearsed for cut out university poked in perceptive titbits
make me seem smarter than I am bait researched quotations
make me a digital maritime analogy with identity gene splices
wisdom pages keeps me anchored drifting in ambiguous waters
it rained on the parade pulp soggy paper washed again
all the words words glorious words down gutter drain
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
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