Matthew Brackley Poet I do not know?

The Pointlessness of It All

Tears can fall......... 
The time passed 
Yet the hurt can last 

The outrage inside........... 
The pointlessness you feel 
Your lifetime, cannot heal 

The perpetrators never tried 
The agony inside 
They walked away 
To them........ 
Another day 

The question to ask 
What was it for? 
To achieve the task? 
Or? 

Was brutality required? 
I do not know 
I was not in authority 
They believed so 

A teacher......... 
Is just that 
Not a preacher... 
A guide......... 
To all ,far and wide, 
and perhaps, a little inside 

To them, a zealous quest 
I am quite sure.... 
Most ,did their best 

The few... 
Using force too 
They couldn't communicate.... 
What it meant for you......... 
So, a beating instead 
Feel the pain... 
Their refrain... 
Their career stain 

They cannot justify.......... 
The beatings they did try 
Where are they now? 
Old and frail 
Who did they fail? 
Why........... 
You and I

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