Biased Perspectives

set the table or wash the dirty dishes

were the choices we had at dinnertime

and sometimes we were blessed that

our parents made the choice for us;

our children were raised differently

their children even more different

until the values of the past have

all but disappeared except for the

narration in some books of fiction

or even non-fiction I suppose...

each generation changes a little

in how children are raised and in

their obligations and expectations

and what they may or may not

learn in our antiquated public schools;

but, on issue is for certain and it is

employment about which I speak,

having remained the same for years

since bosses are bosses and owners

want what they want when wanted,

the worker simply obeys or leaves,

and in so doing, our economic growth

has been assured for many years,

and has very little to do with all

the ideologies of high school and 

the histories we were told once ours

are now a distant memory, replaced

by a more current version of truth

that keeps us on our toes at night

and requires little to understand as

those who win write the stories in

the way they want to read, leaving

out what's not pertinent to their

illiterate and biased perspectives.

8 November 2020