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Class Education
The trees bear fruit - delicious and rich
For the privileged few get to savor and taste, prosper and grow.
And the seeds are then passed down for new procreation, to be cultivated
To become richer on their own, passed down for generations to come.
But over time fences rise, to protect these trees that bear fruit
They are obstacles and barriers for those on the outside.
But the branches in time, reach further,
Inviting those who thirst and hunger
Outside the gates to experience this knowledge
So they cross
Any limits,
To know,
To grow,
To learn,
To root,
To educate themselves, become heroes and prosper on their own.
For the privileged few get to savor and taste, prosper and grow.
And the seeds are then passed down for new procreation, to be cultivated
To become richer on their own, passed down for generations to come.
But over time fences rise, to protect these trees that bear fruit
They are obstacles and barriers for those on the outside.
But the branches in time, reach further,
Inviting those who thirst and hunger
Outside the gates to experience this knowledge
So they cross
Any limits,
To know,
To grow,
To learn,
To root,
To educate themselves, become heroes and prosper on their own.
Published 10th Sep 2019
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Anonymous
10th Sep 2019 10:45pm
I got a double meaning from this. Not just the classroom, but social class. Which I find here is a bit more of an issue. Made me think of the gap between the social elite and the working class. They say it isn’t there... it damn well is.
That aside, you’ve created something here truly reflective of the learning experience. I enjoyed the little thought process.
Thank you for sharing.
-M
That aside, you’ve created something here truly reflective of the learning experience. I enjoyed the little thought process.
Thank you for sharing.
-M
11th Sep 2019 5:40am
You're absolutely right. I wrote this about 10 years ago when I went back to college to finish my degree. I began to understand more of the gap in socio-economic status and the importance of higher learning. Those who thirst for it will claw and scratch their way and some rack up student loan debt (myself included), trying to keep us in a trap. There has to be a solution.
