unravelled myth

 what's real and true of all the stuff we learn

throughout each life is given extra sheen

by honest labour it will never burn

 

the deeper vision that permits a turn

towards an understanding of the seen

what's real and true of all the stuff we learn

 

both in and out of school is the concern

for honest dealing which becomes so keen

by honest labour it will never burn

 

our hands but lead us rather to discern

the better way by which to intervene

what's real and true of all the stuff we learn

 

reminds us of the need for what we earn

not just for us but those in the machine

by honest labour it will never burn

 

the ones who cry and those who only yearn

for what is not and what has never been

what's real and true of all the stuff we learn

by honest labour it will never burn