Acquaint Yourself, Children, With the World

This world is turning, trying, tricking and discerning
Fooling, unveiling and also learning.

This place a multitude of minds all bronzed together and separate
By culture and science, living on love, religion, self-preservation
And system defiance.

America melting pot of colors, forms and individuals all striving
For Purple Mountain Majesty, puring sins and feeding evils,
Expanding lusts and myths of chastity.

Increasing and decreasing a shadow of materials, music, currency,
Entertainment, and box-tops on cereals.

The more the businesses, the more of peoples, moving fast, fast,
Minds as high as steeples.

A sign, a rap, hustle or a game, yesterday, today, tomorrow,
Understatement..... (all perform the same).......

Rev. Deborah Burnett
1976