The Point of History Class

by: Surreal As Sunlight

His voice always boomed
from the front of the classroom
Wake up! he would say. This is important!

I never thought so.

What if it was just a lie
Maybe Nero was just a puppet all along
Maybe Erik the Red never traveled the seas

Just believe it to make sense
Then maybe it wont happen again.

Just like how you made up the story
of last summer and covered up the parts that make you
Just like how he swept away the gold that was on my feet

Just like how
he believes all your stories
because he never doubted his history teacher

It would kill to know
How it really all comes together
The truth would rip his textbook head apart

And who's to say
that history wont repeat itself.