Desperately, we search for fool’s gold
In shallow graves
We dug ourselves.

We chase dreams,
Dreamt by others.  
See through the eyes
As closed as the mind.

We get taught by those
Who teach what they were taught
Not to believe,
Because it is what
They were taught to do.

We strive to understand
Who we have been molded into,
While wearing shoes
That do not fit,
But acting as if they do.

JSM 2017