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Is It Better, Or Is It Worse?

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Is It Better, Or Is It Worse?

[This poem was derived from the author's recent visit to her hometown of St. Paul , MN , the scene of much racial unrest in the 60s. Sheila Boerner (sboerner@esu16.k12.ne.us) teaches English at St. Patrick's Catholic High School in North Platte , NE.]

Worse, I answer.
Most days I feel
we’re going downhill
declining in integrity
discipline, respect, a thing of the past. (more…)