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Bullfight

                                 in memory of e. e. cummings                the Confederate Flag                (O say can you see it,                see if you can                O say can you see it,                not if by plan)                reminds me of a bullfight,                the Matador               (if it reminds you of slavery, I understand               but it reminds me of the Matador,               the killer who covers all pRoof               with a red, red flag)               who communal think               who shaper of souls               who magician               who sleight of hand               who gives what he wants to give               who takes what you can not have               who gives you his word               hiding the “s” in his hand               the Matador               (so you think                with his wisdom                or his wallet                right on schedule                don’t you see it)               fed(up)               era               l(awe)               guvmeant               which held those truths               in the palm of its hand               then clenched its fist               at some silent command               the Matador               (who sank the Lusitania                who let the Japs bomb Pearl               who crashed the Towers               hear ye hear ye)               people of the guvmeant               by the guvmeant               for the guvmeant               which shouldn't be built,               will the Matador take you               to the hilt?

Copyright © July 2015 Mark Steven Scheffer

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This Poem was Critiqued By: Medard Louis Lefevre Jr. On Date: 2015-08-15 01:08:36
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
repeat: in memory of e.e. cummings. the confederate flag, like the matador, i see the horror from both sides, the bull stabbed for what (i want my mtv), the apocalyptic terror, the might makes right, the trail of tears, pol pot, the armenians, rwanda, as long as they don look like us, isis(or whatever-the-fuck), u.s. dollars and hacking, god's chosen people, always on our side. we are the guvmeant, we are definitely them. i love the matador whoever i chose him to be. a perfect post. thanks! Medard


This Poem was Critiqued By: DeniMari Z. On Date: 2015-08-02 10:07:05
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
Our society seems to find everything offensive which takes public opinion right to the toilets - it's becoming a new way of expression that is sending this country back to places no one in their right mind would want to revisit - Nicely written, nice slant on the word government Not so nice that we have to put up with all of the bullshit of Larry,Mo & Curly (Doe) - Citizens who can't even decide what to make for dinner every night -
This Poem was Critiqued By: Joe Gustin On Date: 2015-07-10 23:34:54
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 10.00000
Love it. Esp the red of the confederate flag being the red that sets everyone a charging. Yet your poems talks about the entities that let it be. See this flag but why not the others. So many flags waved but yet by one hand. Brilliant. I think your best yet.
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