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I like it, and do find it relevant. I don't believe for a second that it was written by a student and while prayer and the pledge haven't actually been banned outright they are two forms of expression which, for some odd reason, are often targeted by the PC fascists for censorship. Why it's okay to limit them and not other forms (which I am an opponent of across the board, by the way) I'll never understand, but it does happen. We had a high school here where a ruckus was raised when most of the football team chose to kneel in a circle for a pre-game prayer and the ever so enlightened and "tolerant" PDX public cried foul and put a stop to it. It was voluntary, discreet and not pushed on anyone but the hopelessly extreme left dwellers here in town just couldn't stand it happening. Sadly it wasn't the first time I've heard of that, or similar instances, happening and as time goes by I fear it will only get worse. I'm a firm believer that the separation of church and state was intended to preclude the government from designating or pushing a state sanctioned religion and not meant to completely erase religion and spirituality altogether, so every time it is used to prevent the pledge, or a prayer circle, or anything else referencing God in schools it irritates me. So yeah, while I don't buy the backstory to this poem I find it totally relevant and poignant.
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