The Principle of Slavery

Andrew Garner 

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The principle of slavery still informs the school:

The fixed desks and chairs of unmoved souls,

Paragons of virtue at following the rule

Of teachers who themselves have slavish roles.

The only one promoted is the fool

Who can parrot the lame mill’s grist;

This mealy-mouthed and timid tool

Is Darwin’s high school survivalist.

Liberals and Conserves alike agree:

Put uniforms on urban minority.

At least if they won’t dance to our tune,

We’ll keep them stuck in school in June.

Oh, to be a child now.

I’d stick pins on all their seats. And how!

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Andrew Garner, often called the Father Of Renaissance Literature, is really old, then, isn't he?