Plant Some Sweet Peas There, Too
by Doug Draime
Bulldoze the green and lush ivy walls.
Tear down the sanctimonious Ivory Towers.
Plow up the campuses and classrooms.
Plant tulips and roses and lilacs and carnations there,
where blind conformity is sold,
where education is a complacent whore spreading
it's legs to worship war,
where imperialism and corporate murderers are
justified,
where the souls of your children are gutted like
beasts of prey,
where the lies about the American Dream
originated,
where tenure is a cover-up for increasing ethical
compromise,
where corruption is over looked for the sake of
cronyism and the Empire.
Bulldoze the green and lush ivy walls.
Tear down the sanctimonious Ivory Towers.
Plow up the campuses and classrooms.
And plant redwoods and sycamores and spruce
and oaks.
Plant some tomatoes and onions and carrots
and a peach tree.
Plant some sweet peas there, too.
Gardens in place of Academia. I could go for that. I’d plant cucumbers. When knowledge becomes institutionalized, it can transform into a self perpetuating organism that is slave to the economic and political spheres bereft of culture. Better to plow. Loved the presentation of this piece.