Sunday, January 6, 2019

Inspiration (for Fred and Tommy)


Had the likes of Hitler, Mussolini, Putin,
Erdogan, Saddam Hussein, bin Laden and
other autocrats been moved to create music

poetry or dishing up culinary delights, had
they been dedicated to painting, sculpting
or to collecting stamps, butterflies or coins,

had they a modicum of compassion for the
less fortunate among us, the world of human-
kind would indeed have been fashioned into

a finer place. Most will agree with the notor-
ious and infamous names I have noted herein.
I could, however, list a few more current ones

which may arouse your ire and stoke your
consternation, but I’ll leave it to the media
to break the news to you. I personally find

Whitman and Picasso never cease to inspire,
and Beethoven and Copeland soothe the sav-
age beast I may have instead turned out to be.

Chris Hanch 1-6-19

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