Teacher:

“In 1492… Columbus sailed the Ocean Blue”

 

STOP!

 

Student:

            “It’s True, It’s True, It’s True!

            Through Oceans Black, and White. and Rocky Too!

            The World so flat and Sea so Deep!

            Each wave it rolled from God’s disturbed sleep

            And shockwaves below; fish climbing mountains steep! 

            To sail all day and never stop

            Places nothing but God’s Good Faith on top!

           

            If common knowledge is true it is because it’s common

            And our rotting collage poised no crew nor potential mirage.

            The life at sea was the only life the crew had known

            There was no thought nor expectation they’d end up home.

 

            So over the sea the ships sailed three

            With many stars they’d never seen.

            To them so distant and so bright

            The crew wondered at the sight.

 

            To be a star and so alight

            Singing a song of bells and flight

            Perhaps Columbus and his crew

            Knew how nice it would be to meet you too.”

 

STOP!

 

Teacher:

            “You’ve gone on long enough! And hardly any manners!

            Columbus’ arrogance has been challenged by none but you!

            Just think for a verse of his Colossal curse

            And the terrible peer pressure that leads to a hearse.

 

            Bells and Chirps? And heavenly marriage?

            What is it all if overlooking the carriage?

            What are the stars but great lily pads?

            That float suspended to make slimy toads glad.

 

            For the crew there was no rotten collage

            Only imagined reason based on no-lodge.

            To search on and on into the unknown

            Requires discovery this everyman knows.

 

            Columbus’ mission of speeding to Asia

            Was a matter of pride for all of Eurasia.

            To spin in confusion the imagination of all

            Requires indeed the wealthiest haul.

 

            Day and night on the sea, the horizon intact

            Drives any man to the edge, we acknowledge this fact.

            ‘Til his dying day Columbus insisted

            The continent of Asia was the one he visited.

 

            What can we make of this strange man

            Who despite all the evidence stuck to his plan.

            Was he manipulating history to embellish heroism?

            T’was for this reason came the historic schism.

 

            Columbus alive would win all the praise

            And Columbus dead still lost in a maze.

            Columbus the Christian still always devout

            Much rather the native attacked by the Gout.

 

            Jesus himself said to be loved by all

            Though all of the masses made him feel small.

            To hope for Columbus is the only way

            To see the light of God in a day.

 

            Reckless ambition oh what is the cost?

            When all of your riches will one day be lost.

            To make of others simple and brute

            Taints accomplishment to its earthly root.

 

            Today as we look back upon Columbus

            Our minds appear as a misshapen Rhombus

            Our athletes and stars are ridden with greed

            And don’t trust their teammates like the children they feed.

 

            When money trickles and slides it loses its meaning

            The human itself forgets where it’s leaning.

            And horizons and stars go from our guiding light

            To our lonely friends along a glorious flight.

 

            Twisting and turning Columbus his trusted Compass

            Knew sands of time look like clumps to us.

            And forever standing on land would he be

            Knowing that native has seen what to see.

           

            When right conduct fails

            We remain as soft snails

            And native regalia

            So ornate marks us in Asia.

 

            Again and again the sands of time churn

            And again and again appears the ugly worm

            We eat all we can find to show off to friends

            While always maintaining we did all we can.

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            Despite all the lies and the horrible behavior

            And the miserable arrogance to claim Christ as the savior

            Columbus! Columbus! You have set up us

            A clear vision of our world rounder than a compass!"