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Escape From Academia
by Marty Lewinter

Hands of heaven pray lift me quick
From the robed, dark demons who clutch my soul.
Apollo with your golden-ratio stick,
Play well your noble guardian role.
Rescue me in your Olympic castle
From the claws of ghouls with academic tassel.
Hold me strong, handsome gods of reason.
Scorch with your flame the zombies of the caves.
My earthbound brothers yet suffer the treason
Of the anti-life, man-hating treacherous knaves –
Hideous ones entrusted with spirited boys,
Slammed into cells and robbed of their joys –
By chains of religion, by an altruist vision –
Deceived minds crippled by youth's indecision.   

Strengthen me, bolster me, prepare this lad well –
For the day I return to my brothers in hell,
Where, armed with the wisdom and truth of the ages,
I shall unlock their shackles with words from the pages
Of reason, of freedom, of justice and joy
That will gladden the hearts of every schoolboy.
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