Harper thinks the arts
are practised by rich farts
who drive in limousines
to galas most obscene.
He doesn’t realize
the arts are little guys
and girls of every station
who work across this nation
at jobs for minimum wage
to put their art on stage.
They practice, draft, revise,
compose, rehearse, devise,
and live a life devoid
of things the rich enjoy
just so they can say
“I’m better at this today.”
Know these are the ones you’ve stunned
by cutting off arts funds:
and you should really note
we are cutting off your vote
not just because you’ve screwed us—
for that is merely human—
screw us and you screw our country
and for that we are unforgiving.
now Arctic methane’s farting
World stock bubbles burst
The Arts have current, well beyond
This Steven Harper curse
Currency
is what we see
But Current
is learnt
I am so astonished by Harper’s comment I am somewhat devoid of words, and definitely unable to make them that expressive and clever, Poppa and George. But I feel like my heart is bursting just a little (and perhaps tentatively) that Harper’s ignorance and blundering doltism might just fire up disimpowered and often slumbering (depression over their low wages and lack of opportunities?) artists, and creative people in Canada, enough to actually rally them to the cause and give them a voice.
Ok not so devoid of words: just getting fired up!
I guess I could take a stroll down the canal over to Parliament with a megaphone and a sax and….err maybe just a megaphone
– after all I wanna be heard, not signed.
I’ll also bring a little Harper puppet so people can see the strings.