nursery rhyme

[poetry in motion]

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Oncology ontology, postmodernism savoir faire,
metaphysical cancer has a certain air.
So self assured, with so little knowledge,
learned at the best local junior college.
Tested in the crucible of lunch and free rides,
all one needed was to show up and bide.
At best what used to be a grade school education,
they’ve never seen death, nor begged for salvation.
Yet they’ll whisper their learned platitudes to you
as they fumble and bumble, not knowing what they do!

–Erthona 2014

Im a newby to poetry so maybe im off base here but I just didnt
get it your rhyming just missed the mark it seemed very forcedI kept
if your refering to a young person.growing up in an urban city
they see death almost on a daily basis and the catholic reference
at the end the whole piece just felt confused and desparate