i just don't know
with childish enthusiasm i corner
evaporating pieces of
childish enthusiasm
on pieces of paper.
what is really important
for those growing old
is assuming this scowling
parade of yawns
is why we evolved.
erase the glint of discovery from a child’s eye
and you have cruelty.
erase cruelty from an adult’s eyes
and you have a vegetable.
will my child have the cruelty to
compete?
I just don’t know.