I – Book of Matches
Theme, Tone, Meter
Subject so
Illusive
Matters, meanings
And Moments
Illustrative
We have relinquished our
place at the council table
We have forsaken our
Duty to protect the arts
We have been overcome
By our own eviscerating criticism
We have severed the artisan’s
Hand from the corporal community
We have left them behind
To suffer the brutality of the mob
They have come to the Library
With torches — Our Words
Read In Fire
