"Finding Ones Self"
I came to college to find myself
I realize that now
Education is about finding yourself
if you choose to open up and see
Everything that presents itself
I have found myself in more ways than I imagined
Moved so far beyond the boundaries of society
E-go-cen-tris-m-is-a-eu-phe-mis-m
Peer pressure is the bond
that binds us
limits us
controls us
It is the force that takes us
away
from ourselves
our freedom
I guess that's what's so disturbing
Once you have your freedom
What do you do with it?
For so long have I followed the norm
I have no awareness of what I wish to do with it
I sit at the periphery of society
Clueless
no program
to operate
Me
My Self
sits idle
waiting
for someone
to command me
to do the
right
thing
The ability to wait in this mode is infinite
Where is that part of me that used to know
Where the hell did it go
I watch the children and I know
I used to sing and dance
play and create
express and draw
and love so fiercely
I used to know what to do
I used to know who I was
I know this is true
I used to know
my thoughts
my desires
my dreams
You know, I lived them
I used to wonder in awe
Now I just wonder
When I watch the children be themselves
I feel the joy
sense of wonder
being care free
and the love
Can it be a dream to believe
To strive for this in a disillusioned world
to dream
to imagine
to create
Somewhere on this planet
Amongst the billions of Souls
A few like minded beings
Who desire the things they know
That wait beyond the walls
To remember who they used to be
The only life worth living
Sherman R. Buck
January 19, 1998