Edutainment
they wait for me
to speak and bring up
a word
string out a syllable
like lights at the pool
tell a story in a voice
other than my own
but I am not the same
person I was two pages
ago and the flash is gone
along with whatever dazzle
I could muster.
Popular Culture
the voice of the television
tells me what to wear
while the actress winks
at me
she looks grand on the screen
probably four feet tall in life
I have been told
to buy a product, believe
a slogan
so I try my best to ignore it all
like Guy Montag on the tube.
High Achievement
This is the hillside
we could climb and look down
to see ourselves
climbing up
Not a vapid inspirational poster
but the truth
that we are not the same
small us
That started this wobbling
journal on thin legs.
JD DeHart
Jddehartwriting@gmail.com
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