we don't have to write
lengthy essays,
we don't have to worry
about achieving
a high score,
we don't have to cram
for every test so we
can do better than the goats,
we don't have to try
to ace all the answers.
for you grade us
on whether we will
sit and talk with strangers
at modern day watering holes,
if we will challenge the powers
to become weak,
if we dare to stand up
to the bullies in every place,
if we share from our abundance
of grace, love, peace, and justice
rather than saving them
for some imagined final exam.
(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman
Venmo: @Thom-Shuman
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