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"the history of our school" by w v sutra

the history of our school

is a history of love

of lovers lowered through the night on ropes through dormitory windows

swarming up drainpipes

onto chaste dormitory landings

to their partners in misfortune and young grief sometimes surprised

sometimes cast out

the history of our school

reveals itself in necessary lies

since the good of the school comes first even when the fault is great

we make this a part of our life

for who would live without rules

in a world that hangs on structure

where transgression and disaster

are forever carved in stone

one and the same

the history of our school

is about the naming of names

the playing of roles

the wearing of masks

the love in the sip of a drink

the scandal of teacher with student

the student dead in his room

the breaker of rules invited to leave the slick deceiver doing alright

while student life runs on

through the gamut and the gauntlet

sing we joyful music

at commencement time

why did one work so grudgingly and with such bad grace

let the gates be thrown aside for the student sufficiently polished to pass the bar of admission to rise and fall in earnest



w v sutra composes his poetry on a horse farm in East Tennessee. His work has appeared in a number online journals and on his website, wvsutra.com

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