Venger/Chloe

Venger, the warlock, travels to our dimension, and works with a bright young woman named Chloe to dissect the insane education contradictions in America.

Here's one more post-retirement piece, and this poem-driven vignette complements a story I wrote on WritersCafe about the folk-cartoon warlock Venger who works with a bright young American woman in dissecting the strange educational trends and contradictions in America that lead to the problem of high-school shootings! This poem suggests that high-school teacher might complement their classroom lessons with ideas about college education preparedness to create a more dioramic educational environment that deters angst-driven violence and shootings. Thanks so much for reading,

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A Warlock named Venger travels to Earth,

to study where Columbine was given birth!

He liked America's respect for the Ivy League,

but wondered why high-schools were in dearth.

Venger found an assistant in Chloe,

a bright young Rice professor with duties!

She was studying the Ivy League and Columbine,

and why America failed to address high-school dearth.

VENGER: Princeton is a great Ivy League school.

CHLOE: Why is Columbine such a well for a fool?
VENGER: High-school teachers should encourage college preparedness.

CHLOE: Can we respect Princeton without Columbine dreadfulness?

VENGER: Princeton is beautiful.

CHLOE: We take photos of this campus for our diaries and pools.

Venger and Chloe studied Princeton and Columine,

they encouraged high-school teachers to gear students for college!

They wanted American youngsters to feel excited about the Ivy League,

and drown their sorrows about the troubles with Columbine violence,

and the great Ugly!

Can high-school teachers deter angst and violence by encouraging college preparedness?

Can Venger and Chloe become ambassadors to a new era aesthetic?

Will Princeton and Columbine ever be coordinated?
Can Americans balance ambition with steadiness with the right headiness?

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