David Kapp, Belthorn Estate
He was a (school) dropout
one of those
a casualty a statistic
collateral damage
in a system
He was a school dropout
jokes an academic type
interviewed on SAfm radio's
Jet Set Breakfast Show
an academic type
a learned fellow
educated is he
(with papers to prove)
He was a school dropout
though our James Matthews
didn't drop out or cop out
our James Matthews
local and grounded
you'd see him walking
just up your street
local and grounded
educated and schooled
with a world view
and a view of the world
He was a school dropout
though he'd not have wanted
anyone then or today
to follow that example
falling in love did he
with reading with books
with writing with libraries
with transforming our world
How many follow
that example