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Poetry Corner: Ranjit Gill “Enemies of Reason”

June 29, 2018 by Ranjit Gill Leave a Comment

Enemies of reason
Merchants of hate.
Kids showing up to school late.
Hall passes.
Kids ditching science classes.
Crooks peddling fiction books
giving kids an imaginary hero.
Telling them they’re broken like windows.
“Y’all need this!” plead the enemies
of reason.

Drug dealers in suits
poisoning the minds of kids.
Taking advantage of their innocence.
Ritualistically, cutting bark off little trees,
discarding nerve endings.
inflicting agony in infancy.
And they get away scot-free
because they’re so “holy.”

Cherry-picked verses quoted
Evil verses ignored.
Listening to them is such a bore.
Welcome to the book club—
Santa Claus for adults!
They meet weekly
and take it seriously!
Experience the weirdness
like speaking in tongues—gibberish.
It’s all funny
until they start demanding your money!
An imaginary cure for an imaginary disease.
The greatest con! No refunds!

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