raising the bar
the classroom is full but none
are allowed to raise their hand
and if you did well
that would be the end of that
outside the windows
the children can see a soccer field
and ball diamond
brand new colorful playground equipment
that none are allowed to use
day by day
and hour by hour
the microcosm’s adult population
continues to diminish
while the artificial intelligence
implanted into its youthful citizenry
continues to grow
august two thousand twenty-one
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