At the university there is a mysterious course
In which a black & white film begins with war
And ends with a dog biting a ball
A student says she’s reminded
That the human body is mostly water
Another says she’s reminded
Of the sermon Van Gogh wrote on a leaf
One of the class allies laughs
As though living a life subtracted from God
The teacher responds to the first
“In which heart sediment can be found”
The second
“Faith makes a man easy”
The third
“Well aren’t you your own cup of twenty perspectives”
At the university there is a mysterious course
In which a black & white film begins with war
And ends with a dog biting a ball