Gershon Wolf Poet Free verse

Overexposure

Setting limits --
a wonderful idea
  for small children

Limit their exposure to languages
  One language is confusing enough

Limit their exposure to computers
  They'll turn into anti-social introverts

Limit their exposure to the natural world
  So much dirt and disease out there now

Limit their exposure to family finances
  They'll have time for that later in life

Limit their exposure to fun and frivolity
  Life is so serious these days

Limit their exposure to people different from them
  They need to build a solid foundation first

And do not do what the Romans once did
Do not toss them on the side of a mountain
to see if they survive ~
  Limit their exposure to sides of mountains...

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Caren Krutsinger July 26, 2021 at 8:20 PM I adore that last line the best "Limit their exposure to sides of mountains..." Ha! Gershon Wolf July 26, 2021 at 8:43 PM Ha! It's the dormant Minerva in you (and Trixie too).

L Milton Hankins July 26, 2021 at 7:48 PM Ah, Gershon, such a wonderful poem. Yes, it drips with sarcasm, and rightly so! We must do nothing to broaden their horizons, for the end is coming, you know. That's rubbish! Loved your poem. In fact, it's a FAVE! Gershon Wolf July 26, 2021 at 8:18 PM I hope that you'll believe me when I tell you that it remains a thrill for me after almost 3.5+ years on the Soup to receive a FAVE. I am honored. Thank you, Milt! ~ Gershon