Knowledge

oceans of thought
lie undiscovered
to a parched wanderer

Slow, but steady

When berating oneself
for slow progress
remind yourself
how many hours
you have put in.

Is that enough
for mastery
when comparing
the years
you have lived?

Academics in a Bubble

I have a problem with Academics
that try to define the human condition
and decide what is best
for the majority of
humanity.

What they study is theories
many theories over many years
statistics that are both pro and anti
works-in-progress

But if one person
one in this humanity
they propose they understand or help
disagrees

then that naysayer is a child
or a naïve fool

They have forgotten that a piece of paper
does not make them a teacher
or that it demands respect

They’ve forgotten what humanity looks like
unmasked and un-blurred
thronged in a shadowy crowd

It looks like me
and you
and the person
they used to be.

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