twain
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Even the rainbows seem gray
in this puddle we call Elmira
Slushy in winter, sticky in summer
I wish I could feel safe at night
Mark Twain is buried here
and his ghost continues to haunt us
you must wonder why I'm here
to get some money to study with peers
to avoid the parties and the beers
is the reason i am here
I must be honest i need some cash
because my classes I need to pass
You are a child's entertainment.
You are my entertainment.
They scoff at your gaudy colours,
They play you off as too innocent
for their rebellious excursions.
But I am here
waiting with you
O' how cruel mine own heart be!
It cares not if my head forbids
It to love so as to not be twain in half again.
Twain says not to let school
Interfere with learning.
Well, teach, I've gotta say
You are getting in my way.
I need to learn: how to think,
How to live, how to be.
I'm no Maya Angelou, Mark Twain, or Emerson.
I don't yet know my dearest complaints, intents, or direction.
I've never been hurt so bad that I've been deeply pained,
I have, however, seen enough to know that we need change.
