bombinate

You, Dr. deRaedt, had no clue
what an awful bore you were
invading our lives each morning
at eight-fifteen,
bombinating tribal rituals in
Anthropology
on and on
as though it should matter
to our puerile stages.
The sclerotic bent in your stature
belied years of unabsorbable lecture
each morning at eight-fifteen.
Rickety and tired,
commanding mechanical attention
automated by want
of a passing grade.
On and on.
Such a shame you couldn't make us care
for the faraway and long-ago societies.
If only you could've peeked through
those thickish, bottle-bottomed glasses
on just one morning at eight-fifteen,
if only you could've, you would've seen,
we were too busy
trying to live through puberty.

©2006 b.cisek

bom·bi·nate ('bäm-b&-"nAt), intransitive verb: buzz; drone
definition taken from merriam-webster online