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See, Hear Or Speak No Evil

We should see no evil the teachers taught us. School faculty had butter, we margarine, They relished the toasted white, while we ate brown bread; Always on the wrong we suffered they were Right. Ringing roll call bells we heard in the line up House master to walk a sharp eyed inspection; Pulling out those loose tie or unpolished shoes: He walks flouting slippers and open collars. Student molested toes the line in discipline, Never speaking to the professor he knew, Touching him with unique silence, tongue in cheek Flattering his smile to boost the boss’s ego: Forget truth, to remember established wrong, And delight in this saga's pathetic ways. Prompt:- “It is dangerous to be right in matters on which the established authorities are wrong” Voltaire quote

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Date: 4/9/2009 11:42:00 PM
Jai - Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week, God Bless, mj
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Congratulations on being featured this week. Always, Daneann
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Congratulations on having your poem featured, Blessings to you, Tyesha
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Date: 4/6/2009 4:12:00 PM
Interesting perspective in this poem. Thank you for sharing your creativity with us. Congratulations on being featured this week. Keep on writing! Karen
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Date: 4/6/2009 1:16:00 PM
Congratulations on being featured this week! Love, Shar
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Date: 4/6/2009 6:25:00 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week. Love, Carol
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