on students

as i sit
and listen
to the life that exists
around us desperate and grey
i know i'm lucky?
and all these fools will
herd out of here
staring at their phones
switching to cable or wifi when
they get home
their one chance to glimpse over the wall
was obstructed the minute
their faces glowed blue
    will i go into that night?

what will happen
when all the problems are fixed?
will it all get better?
will we make new problems?
will we cease to exist?
because it's just a perception to most
unless the problem is yours

so what is it now
no longer right vs. wrong
but enforce and discourage
turns out the swamp drains south
pull the plug
dig a trench
separate the root from the chaff
crush the seed
while the rest of the crops whither in the field

be positive
sluice through
until eye whites surface
peering and blinking
but seeing all the same
    golf clap for me