Un-earned power, rather un-merited power turns cells into wax-work factories where all the meanness of man gets to be the chief product of political achievement...
IF ever I had a country : LII - LIII
" How can the life of such a man
Be in the palm of some fool's hand?
To see him obviously framed
Couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land
Where justice is a game "
Extracted from Bob Dylan's " Hurricane "
LII
IF ever I had by error stumbled upon a country
And if ever I were a resident in an area run by the son of a Mediterranean refugee
I'd say to this powder-puff Madame Tussaud clay-face sooner rather than later (t)his realm I'll flee to be free
For all the migrant force he currys favour with gratuitous doles from the common coffers fee
To turn them into replica models of his own wax-works jamboree
Will melt under the sun of his own exposure into insipid putrid curry
That is, if ever I were tortured to my dying day by this mis-leading son of a refugee
And even if I never ever had stumbled by error into no such country
LIII
If ever I had by error stumbled upon a country
And if ever I were subject to the Third Degree by the Maudit Son of a refugee
Who commands his grass-mowing corps to funnel exhaust fumes into my hovel square metres under thirty
Who provokes other Mediterranean mugs mitoyen-masons to stuff my abode with merde and pee
Who protects and pushes the Co-Proprietors' Council Administrator and Janitor-couple confrérerie
To keep me from getting even a night's sleep in twenty years from the migrant crowd cacaphonic battery
That is, even if I were about to die I'd say find yourself another wax-work victim who cannot repartee
And even if I never ever stumbled by error into no such country
Hullo "m" j hollingshead and Ron ! For once divided opinion. "m" thank you very much, I think you dig what's being said in "If I had a country: LII & LIII", so I'll explain some background info. These two stanzas in the sequence duplicate almost fully in spirit what Bob Dylan has expounded in the Carter case; there's here the one to one correspondence relevance. The persona in the poem suffers the same sort of victimization in the French milieu. The D.A. in the American case can be identified with the local wax-work powerful regional politician, and the jury in the former case is represented by the building administration authorities here. The role of the police in either case is identical. Both situations are similar in that Justice "in the Carter case" is a "game" being played out for the benefit of certain vested interests. Capito Ron? There's a strong connection to what has been historically developed in the "Poulet Roti, French Style" sequence, too. If the relevance becomes clear, I'd appreciate some feedback. If not, read on... Every good wish.
This one I had trouble fathom me because I'm unfamiliar with your political situation in France and I would definitely have my analysis wrong, at least by your terms.
PI novel set in Manhattan during the 1980s when art galleries and model agencies were the two most glamorous businesses in the world. Dangerously well written.
Read Chapter 1 here: https://www.lit4u.com/art-and-beauty-chapter-1/
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interesting, compelling, enjoyed the read
never stop writing
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