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the suit

May 1st, 2013 § 0 comments

Poem #108 for Thomas Donovan

 

The suit

pillar of American exceptionalism

gentleman of gentlemen

understanding the true value of the human experience;

up before the sun, working long after she’s gone to sleep

dedicated to the father-knows-best desires of this nanny-state

forced to be angry, shrewd, flattering

saying being doing all that is expected

mask carved from the finest ivory

necessarily sacrificed because sacrifice is necessary

 

The suit spends his life fighting the good fight

so as to live his final years in prosperity and relaxation

content that the puzzle is completed, game won

and he is the winner of all destiny

 

So

if you see one at the bar

staring into the bottom of his empty glass

say a silent prayer for him

and please judge him not

 

He is the soldier of conformity for the safe society

the people desirably deserve

 

and he is a protector from the anarchy of us poets

 

 

 

af

 

 

 

 

(written with pen on paper)

 

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