Wandering down this aisle
...of aged and dusty books
I wonder if the 'how to do this'
...and the 'rules for that'
are as outdated as
...the silver haired librarian.
In school we were always taught
....formulas, rules, and lessons
which were to lead us to success.
In school we were never taught
....lying, cheating, and stealing
might also lead to success.
In school we were always taught
....friends, relationships, and parents
would be there for you in the future.
In school we were never taught
....friends, relationships, and parents
would likely let you down in the future.
The teachers and the books
...prepared us for the simplest part
that we could have figured out ourselves;,
...and misguided us to believe
that the world out there was fair.
The would out there is not as simple
...as the combination lock on your old gym locker,
thirty four, twenty six, seventeen
...every single time.
No, the world out there guarantees
...that your lock played a dirty trick on you,
thirty for, twenty six, seventeen
...will never work a second time.
I didn't mean to make it different sizes, it just did that on its own.
ReplyDeleteI like the end of this poem the best, with the lock and everything. I don't know whether to use 'the world out there' or 'the real world.' 'The real world' sounds too cliche.
Also I like the 'In school' part, but it might be too much repetition.
I thought of this after I watched Eclipse last week. That movie made me so mad because Bella is in love with Edward and Jacob and she just hurts both of them. She really makes me mad, but really if that situation happened to me I don't know what I would do either.
(The loving two guys part, not the vampire and werewolf part.)