Oh, to be a child again

Rag dolls by definition / Are symbols of submission / A bully's push over / A child's playmate / Lying abandoned.

An elephant in the classroom / Unheard voices from slavery / So essential to understanding / How past is prelude / To inequities we now see.

This time of the year / Whispers in Santa’s ear / Elicit Ho, Ho, Hos / Smiles of children / Laughter of folklore.

Aboard the ferry in a winter of advancing age.