The Emperor's New Clothes

(Originally posted: November 6, 2007; http://www.myspace.com/azginamarie/blog/326086961)

The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Professor's New Clothes (or reflections on a Lecture)

sitting
seriously
studiously
young
bright eyes, minds
looking to change the world

sitting
seriously
studiously
old
bright eyes, minds
looking to understand the world

standing
seriously
sanctimoniously
enraptured by his own
self-importance