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February 25, 2009

for the masses (not?)

Filed under: catherine henegan, poetry — ABRAXAS @ 11:02 pm

the audience is
surprisingly attentive
though the piece
is in a language
no one understands

the discussion
afterwards is
eloquent and polite

but there’s no respite
from reality
that refuses
to become
banal

the current discourse
offers no recourse
as the only so-called
black man on the panel
tells it like it is

people don’t care
about your white art

they’re only worried
about getting to work
on time
to put bread
on the table

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