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American Acrostic, 2013

By Gary Corseri

09 October, 2013
Countercurrents.org

“USA! USA! USA!” The chimps all chant in unison at
Spectator sports events,
As though the fervency of their belief would,
Invariably, alter the outcome.
Seems a coupla thousand yrs ago
At coliseums up and down the Italian
Peninsula, crazed crowds
Opined similarly, swearing, by Jove,
Lovely ladies could be raped by boars
If they pledged allegiance to any god but
Caesar, and valiant men for
Entertainment’s sake, could be netted and
Speared while the crowd roared.
Terrible, you say? But, all in
All, they never had a notion of democracy, which
Terrible as that may sound, is just the way we’re
“Evolving”
!

Gary Corseri has published his work at hundreds of periodicals and websites worldwide, including Countercurrents, Village Voice, Redbook Magazine, The New York Times, and Georgia Review. He has published 2 novels and 2 collections of poetry, edited a literary anthology, presented his original work at the Carter Presidential Library, taught in universities, public schools and prisons, and his dramas have been produced on Atlanta-PBS and elsewhere. Contact: [email protected].



 

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