About Modern Education Poem by Joseph Anderson

About Modern Education

Rating: 5.0


I send my daughter to a school
Where praying is against the rule.
To say the pledge and mention God
Invokes a path no longer trod.

She speaks of things that happen there,
Of green and purple tinted hair,
Of piercing noses, tongues and cheeks;
Reminds me of a bunch of freaks.

They rap, they sass, they even swear
And dress to show their underwear;
Whatever heinous things they do
Is guarded by A.C.L.U.

The Bible's out, but weapons in
And condoms add to teenage sin.
There's chaos midst their daily fights-
We need a parents Bill of Rights.

They have a pregnant Senior Queen,
An unwed father fills the scene.
I ask, though I'm no longer cool,
Is this the way to run a school?

It's frightful Lord, I must confess,
To dwell upon this sorry mess;
To you, this fervent plea I make,
If she is shot, her soul please take.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Adeline Foster 29 May 2012

Wow, You said it and so well. The perfect description of the students in my school and how they do swear! Read mine - Makeshift Education - I admit not as well said as yours. Adeline

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Sally Plumb Plumb 23 March 2011

Brilliant summing up of the education system.

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