Dirt

I don't even think this is poetry. Somebody on WC asked me to write a poem, a genre I know nothing about, and this was the result.

Dirt is the opiate,

Of the small child.

Reviews

It's brilliant - absolutely brilliant. Weren't you wanting to say more . . . ? I can sense a deeper connection somewhere . . . somewhere in the dirt . . . Did Calvin, the equivalent of your inner child, get high on dirt? Or is it the other kind of dirt? double meanings? . . . I see . . . (if you could see me now I am nodding and smiling in approval of your ability to reach so deeply into your innerhoodismness . . .)

U R 2 cool. lol

[No Not Ever]

A simple truth.

[Alex Lifeson]

Thanks Brianna, it actually occurred innocently enough at my 8 year old son's baseball game. I'm an assistant coach and we were having the toughest time getting the kids to pay attention. Nothing worked. They were transfixed by the dirt; kicking it, throwing it, digging at it, letting it slip through their fingers ... all while balls came whizzing by. I finally came up with a slogan and made them chant it: 'if you're looking at dirt, you're going to get hurt.' Didn't help. So finally in exhaustion, I whispered in the head coach's ear; "dirt is the opiate of the small child."

[Brianna Brie]

Two thumbs up! I don't even now how you came up with this, but it is true. I like it!

[Angelheaded Hipster]

Stopping in again...I want this on a tee-shirt!!

[Trisha Clark]

YAY!

I don't know if it's a poem either, but I'm pretty sure it belongs on a button or something. It's definitely the best thing I've read today.

[Angelheaded Hipster]

Amen!

Long live the sandboxes, dinosaurs, and aliens waging war from above. Only to be stopped in mid calamity by the evil Mommy Monster....*snix*

This is getting slapped in my favorites.

[Jenifer]

Forget all the stuff I said earlier about deeper reviews. This is GREAT! :)