Sonnet

Goddam phoneys, they’re all phoneys at school
Game my ass, some game, there’s only one rule
The grass is greener on the other side
Where all the hot-shots are, where life is denied

Look for innocence, it’s in children’s eyes
Purity and youth can never tell lies
I want to protect them, save them from hell
They can’t lead phoney lives, stop the death- knell
I try hard to preserve their innocence
Protect their minds, maintain their brilliance

But no one else will help me with my quest
This world’s lousy with perverts, and the rest
‘Grow-up!’ ‘Use your head boy!’ I don’t want to
I don’t want to, but there’s naught I can do