but what did i really know

something came over me
i started walking out to the sea
but a mighty mountain rose in the distance
it started to sing and did a native Indian dance
i wanted to hike to it but took a quick nap
put on my New York Yankees baseball cap
and began to play the game
it was eventually cancelled because of an afternoon rain
so i went to the parking lot
pulled out an American Army cot
and put it near the local water fountain
i kept looking at the mighty mountain
it seemed so sure of itself
i pulled a classical book from the library shelf
and read about the Golden Rule
and an old man on the open prairie known as Sitting Bull
but what did i really know
i wasn't dressed for it when it began to snow
and then suddenly thunder
so i began to wonder:
when i'm sitting in the shadow of a cloud
should i always feel proud
of the way the history classes go?
but what did i really know
about the way yesterday was presented to me?
i started walking out to the sea
with a piece of confusion inside my head
i wanted to hike but went straight to my bed
a passing critic said i was all white but i felt red
and eventually i fell dead
like all the song birds and honey bees
and fresh fruit and sweet gum trees
so i pulled out a paper to read the daily news
whichever article i choose
i took my time because that was what i had
i didn't have to be happy or sad
i saw a large crowd
i asked everyone if it was okay to be proud
of the way the history classes go?
but what did i really know
about the way yesterday was presented to me?
something came over me
i started walking out to the sea.