if i had children
if i had children
i would tell them
the earth is flat
acquaint them with
turtles and elephants
show them that
parallax is headache
gravity is nonsense
sunshine is just a nice day
teach them the four elements
i would joke how wonderful
it would be if man
invented the computer
and the telephone
i would only teach them
one language
on our long walks
home
and they would never know
why the sky is blue