Altered Books, Art, Found Poems, Poetry

The Witnesses

The Witnesses
collage with Portfolio watersoluble crayon and found poem in altered book
9 3/8 x 11 3/4 inches

The Witnesses

When they die
you call them gods
made and placed in shrines.

Hoping to convince the uninterrupted generations,
defiance was the response;
The terrible choice between denying
and the claim that these could catch fire
Among the disaffected and the restless
who had inspired with the idea
who had dared a stubborn dissident
who had refused to obey
And took for granted the sacrifice and submission.

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