Jade Gibson
I am learning not to have emotions
It is better that way,
not to swear at students
who pay fees to learn, then try
to avoid learning anything at all,
to stare with glazed eyes
at faces begging for money in streets,
not get angry at governments
for inequality, non-service delivery, and corruption
and not want to blow Parliament up.
I am learning to ignore
all the things that used to matter to me.
People will like me more,
my friends will accept me,
I will become popular,
I will only talk about sitcoms and adverts
I will become cool,
not bitter
or sarcastic
like this poem,
which is not sarcastic
at all.
Featured at The Red Wheelbarrow on 5 July 2022