The Science Of Behavior
The Science Of Behavior
The prediction and control of behavior
Was their arragontly stated goal
And none of these misguided university psychologists
Believed there was any such thing as a spirit or a soul
They weren't really evil people, they didn't
Steal, lie much, or kill
But they did a world of damage mainly to the
Generation of students who studied in their field
They had no shame for the adulterous personal life,
That many of them led
They had no remorse for their mistreatment of the
Women they duped and took to bed
They claimed they could reduce human life to
Two or three simple rules
They were loud, vulgar, and irrevrent and they
Thought that they were cool
Because of them, to call yourself a psychologist,
You must have a phd
But by the the time you finish a doctorate,
A therapist you're unfit to be
History, philosophy, and literature didn't compose
Much of what they claimed as their education
Their lives and their students' are suffering
Because of their choice of a vocation
About this poem
This poem is part of an effort of mine to repeal the law requiring a phd or masters degree to practice psychotherapy
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Written on 2005
Submitted by charlesfarned634 on January 17, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
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Words | 183 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 8, 8 |
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