A short poem about the death of high culture. |
What have they done to you? Oh Culture, how I miss thee The thought of you being a relic of the past Makes all flags fly at half mast The Notions of Vespucci, Abati and Alamanni Are now lost in the light of certain people from the shores of Jersey I can no longer respect the views of Homer For he is now a Simpson Our opinions are dictated by those Anderson Coopers Whom they view as the neo-Luthers Where are the Larkins, the Walcotts and the Atwoods of years gone by? Are we all doomed in ignorance to die? Will someone develop a social theory, About that latest Call of Duty? What has come over us? Will our knowledge turn to dust? I stand here by your grave Wondering: “Where did it all go wrong?” Was it the hippies, the video games or the school boards? I stand here in awe Speechless at the intellectual rape they put you through Oh, do I ever mourn you As those scholars, glaring at your coffin, rightfully do. Maybe one day Like Christ himself You shall return from the dead Release us from this dread. |