I was
back with the boys
fresh out of school,
who know so much
to know so little.
They have theory and hope,
and calculated cool.
They are
pure and straight,
college freight.
What they can conceive,
their innocence will create.
Still, experience tells me:
“Stand back and wait.”
…and I say,
“Fiery vision, fanned by youth,
will you not learn from me?
Clear water ideologue
turns murky brown
when mixed with the blood
of life.”