9.29.2008

On gaining and maintaining respect for a breed.

The difference between this voice
then and now is that I see the back side of the banner
and know that it is just as justified:
No martyrs on their marble crosses
no holds barred for friendship's sake
no time wasted coating raspy notions with smooth words.

I'd rescind my sentiments, but that doesn't seem right either.
In the words of Walken, "as an artist I'm sure you'll understand";
this has been a tool again
to bury hatchets otherwise left unpronounced, dead or otherwise.

So come on, Statistical Minority--
you use the shovel, I'll use the pick
and we'll both dance gracefully away
(with a deeper knowledge of ourselves and each other)
back to our respective notebooks
clearly as real as the talk we walk.

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