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Sep 04, 2025
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Baby Talk
Wake, little one, or free enterprise freaks
will efface all that makes you human.
Break, little one, from the geeks of newspeak,
who seek only to master the student.
Shirk, little one, those jingled amusements,
their delusions so cosy and soft.
Swerve, little one, the popular movements
manoeuvring routes to the trough.
Spurn, little one, the invisible worms
entrenched in the vents of your brain.
Turn, little one, from the wages they earn,
do not tread the dull round in vain.
About This Poem
Review Request Intensity: I appreciate moderate constructive criticism
Editing Stage: Editing - polished draft
Comments
Lavender
3 weeks ago
Baby Talk
Hello, Ray,
I recently read that parenting in some far Eastern cultures encourages sons to become monks, if only for a short while - developing a deeper, more balanced self than the demands of western cultures. It would be wonderful to be "freed from the measures of success according to others." (I wish I could find the wise monastic practitioner who stated that...)
Invisible worms - yes.
Thank you,
L
Ray Miller
3 weeks ago
Baby Talk
Thanks Lavender.