at 16 they taught u s about shakespea re, how? but now I realize there was m ore learned than bl ank stares at teache rs waiting for bells to slide departures under the doors of blank minds. balco ny preachings in fr ont of loveless tang ents foreshadowing the curvature of the then mindless. 5 ye ars gone i still find m yself wandering aim lessly to the next cla ss with the thought o f the useless priors a nd the books are get ting heavier