paying for college poem

Post by **K&D** » November 5th, 2005, 4:57 pm

I'm paying for colege
in fact i'm paying quite a lot
for "college"

i'm paying for a hispanic women
with three kids and no money
to clean my toilets

i'm paying to read marx
and learn of a structural revolution
that would get rid of money

i'm paying to go to a classy theater
to learn about hispanic culture
that goes on in the street everyday

i'm paying to take class
to learn about aleination of the poor
when i know it, they are working for me

i'm paying a parking lot attendent
to watch a parking lot so i can
hear someone tell me what i've already experienced

I'm paying for a person to wash
dishes for me and all my friends
and we can't even speak eachothers language

Post by **gypsyjoker** » November 6th, 2005, 8:53 am

Yes it is a scholorship from the working poor
but
If you stay true
If you stay young
Someday you will pay them back with what you have learned
Create something for the relief of their condition.
You will be a working class hero.

Post by **mtmynd** » November 6th, 2005, 1:02 pm

K&D... pretty astute piece. Me gusta!

I've been reconsidering Karl Marx myself lately. I think he was a man far ahead of his time, altho I'm not convinced that 'his time' has arrived but 'his time' is at the doorstep and knocking quite loudly, if the scene in Paris, Venezuela and other disillusioned countries are any indication.

Post by **WIREMAN** » November 6th, 2005, 1:57 pm

throw off all shakles of the norm
whilst ya have a youthful chance,
t.v. sets out the window....off 'em.....

went to a tribute yesterday for an academic
poetry maestro now gone Joe Cardarelli
27 years teachin the suburban kids Beat
painting & poetry at MICA....

eat the education up,
enjoy the creative buffer zone,
beware of input,
and leave the
philosophising to the philosophers...........

Post by **K&D** » November 6th, 2005, 2:30 pm

you guys don't even know the weird shit i've been going through lattely.

i've been in my politics class and i just end up cryng afterwards or wanting to barf becasue i feel like things are so fucked up and i don't have a chance in the world, and i wonder why am i doing this to myself. i came to some sort of answer to taht, it is clear that i can not drop out, i'm talking in the theoretical sence, because its sort of like what Hunter S. Thompson said all the time about journalism and politics being an addiction for some people, well i'm fucking stuck with it i think i may be addicted.

so everyone around me is looking at me like i'm an alein, they don't know whats wrong. they fell asleep during the Noam Chomsky video and woke up and i was fucking upset and they were clueless, they don't understand what i'm going through. they seem to think they need to comfort me or somehting, i'm not looking for comfort i'm looking for someone to say that they are in the same position and someone who wont stare at me for being devistatingly upset about the state of our country and wanting to change it but being frustrated about how, when or where.

Post by **Axanderdeath** » November 6th, 2005, 5:12 pm

K&D wrote:you guys don't even know the weird shit i've been going through lattely.

i've been in my politics class and i just end up cryng afterwards or wanting to barf becasue i feel like things are so fucked up and i don't have a chance in the world, and i wonder why am i doing this to myself. i came to some sort of answer to taht, it is clear that i can not drop out, i'm talking in the theoretical sence, because its sort of like what Hunter S. Thompson said all the time about journalism and politics being an addiction for some people, well i'm fucking stuck with it i think i may be addicted.

so everyone around me is looking at me like i'm an alein, they don't know whats wrong. they fell asleep during the Noam Chomsky video and woke up and i was fucking upset and they were clueless, they don't understand what i'm going through. they seem to think they need to comfort me or somehting, i'm not looking for comfort i'm looking for someone to say that they are in the same position and someone who wont stare at me for being devistatingly upset about the state of our country and wanting to change it but being frustrated about how, when or where.

Never act as if you know more than them. It will only scare them more—teach them with understanding, and generosity.

Or go mad, and bust some heads! make a stand, for those who can't! Be crazy. But pick one or the other, because hipocracy is a bitch...

Post by **K&D** » November 6th, 2005, 5:33 pm

well i've developed a long term plan, i'm still working on the short term. short term now consists of studying for a history of world cinema exam on wendsday.

Post by **Axanderdeath** » November 6th, 2005, 5:48 pm

K&D wrote:well i've developed a long term plan, i'm still working on the short term. short term now consists of studying for a history of world cinema exam on wendsday.

I got those--the next story I post on creative writing will have to deal with this stuff.

Post by **stilltrucking** » August 19th, 2007, 6:31 pm

So what happened?
Still in school?
Is this your senior year?

I wish I could remember what you said about the right being so right it was?
remember that?

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