porthole
added to the back gate
unimpressed dog
© Rachel Green April 2025
IV.X
But wishes are for children's fairy tales
and never granted in the daily adult grind
unless you're in the company of rich white males
who see no use in sharing wealth or mind
the inequality of the richest one percent
who rule the world with tariffs and with tax
and pay no heed when starving folk are sent
to work with almost nothing on their backs.
If art is for the richer few and not the plebian hordes
then her paintings should be a commentary on life
that reaffirm connections between commoners and lords
and address concerns of suffering and strife.
© Rachel Green April 2025
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