University

Tall, grim blocks of flats rise high

Above the seeing vision leaving

The view beyond entirely up to the imagination

Of the mind.  The mind is so young,

So impressionable, unable to appreciate

Situations above and beyond that known rises

And falls as it tries to reach goals.  Goals that

Seem unattainable, seem beyond the scope

Of an immature, unstretched being.  University?

A University that teaches, not the subjects

Deemed to stimulate, designed to cram

The brain full of information useful

Only in the passing of exams, obtaining a degree

That’s use beyond is negligible, but,

A university who’s education develops men.

Graduation in life, a person that can reach

The very depth of his souls, the very depth

Of his personality.  A mature, useful mind

That into the world can survive, so the view

Above the flats can be seen.

14^th November 1991, West Ealing, London, England.

-Richard