Edward Riederich
Lost in Orbit
Floating out in space
Void of any truth
Circling in circles
Majority of our youthÂ
Revolving around Earth
They cannot failÂ
No negative wordsÂ
We must always hail
We cannot keep scores
We cannot give grades
They can stay at homeÂ
And yet still get paidÂ
Always are learningÂ
But they do not growÂ
Given pacifiersÂ
Handed some playdoughÂ
Given therapy dogsÂ
Given coloring booksÂ
Given pats on their backs
And no dirty looksÂ
Still lost in orbit
Weakened gravity
Embracing delusion
Missing realityÂ