The Smartest

by JD DeHart / May 20th, 2018

Couldn’t, she said,
so I wouldn’t. I have
a Master’s degree, she
told me, which means
I’m one of the smartest
people you will ever
meet. Ha ha. I muse
on this at the feet of
men and women who
have advanced degrees.
People like you, but
they don’t understand
you, she said. Who makes
a life of don’t
and can’t? Who hems
in the mind of the young
like a row of mountains?

JD DeHart is a writer and teacher. He has two poetry projects available at Origami Poetry. Read other articles by JD.

This article was posted on Sunday, May 20th, 2018 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.