Where did the human race take a turn for the worst?


The words will not come
and I scavenge my brain
for the answer.

The question gnaws on me
and I look for the hidden X
that will unlock the treasure.

I return to my chair
without answer
without a map

Once again I ask myself
the professor’s question
and come up empty

I begin to ask myself
rethink my upbringing
those treacherous times

those unanswered questions
passive antics
silence

I am called on
“With me”
the class erupts in laughs

I get up to leave
walk home
and finally have an answer.