To Clear a Rain Forest
Pretty much like an emperor's
decree,
that big, elusive doctorate
degree,
sort of survival kit one must
acquire,
a kind of fetish that academes
require,
part of the myth of tenured
security
within the realm of the
university,
its twin is the rule: publish
or perish,
a choice most faculty hate
to cherish,
and yet they churn out books
with little rest,
paperwork enough to clear
a rain forest !
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