| From ClassBrain.com Parent & Teacher Posts RE: New School Prayer While reading the "New School Prayer" piece, I was intrigued with the idea of writing a reply in kind. The New School Prayer And so, you're sitting down at school You think that praying's kinda cool But what you'd really like to do Is make all people think like you If prayers are forced to all in sight It does infringe the Bill of Rights But never did it mean, nor now, That you can't fold your hands and bow And though strange colored hair you hate Make sure that you don't overstate The law, and all it does imply To do so, knowingly, is to lie For stating these mistruths as facts Is one of the more heinous acts Another one, I'll quickly state Is demonizing those you hate The ones who curse and dress real cool Last time I checked, were not in school You'll find that dress codes are the norm Some make you wear a uniform! And children, sometimes, make mistakes You chastise them, for heaven sakes For things most teens do when they're young Protecting them's not so far-flung You bristle at what you perceive You'd silence those who don't believe What of the Hindus, Buddhists too? Why should they have to bow to you? And what's the evil that you see? I see, instead, a litany Of fears, of superstitions told Why fear the totem poles of old? You must be blinded by some shroud The Ten Commandments are allowed As long as they're accompanied By words from someone else's creed Your argument is strained and weak Your points are old, and what you speak Is lies, and truth be told, it's sad And by the way, your meter's bad! © Copyright 2004 by Classbrain, Inc. |