Monday, April 30, 2012

not sure about mystics

& there certainly
is no magic
of how
the economy
will rescue
another lost generation
maybe the future
will point to
fifty million more
poets & musicians
     their minds will not be wasted
they are the force
out of reach
of the exploiters
used car salesmen
cannon fodder
suburban waste landers
     looking to those
     revolutionary librarian cadres
     for guidance

--- e b bortz


(published in opednews.com, May 2, 2012)
(published in earth notes and other poems, Least Bittern Books, 2015)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

--made me think/smile about the present day poets and librarians in my life--raised/living on a street where my dad was the only non-steelworker--i know no steelworkers--only ex -steelworkers