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Opposite the House
of Sculptures
“…unchanging,
shrill, crazy exclamations and demands, which became progressively more
impractical, meaningless, and unfulfillable…”
-Doctor Zhivago, Part Two, Chapter 13, “Opposite
the House of Sculptures”
O strong man, strong man, Supremo Alpha-Weenie
Please be our Putin, Hitler, or Mussolini
O strong man, strong man; tell us what to think
Pour us some Jim Jones; we’ll take a real deep drink
O strong man, strong man; tell us what to do
We’ll happily go to prison just for you
O strong man, strong man; clench your mighty fist
You put for us the “GO” in your “jingoist”
O strong man, strong man, you are our latest god
Please break us to obedience with your mighty rod
O strong man, strong man, you are our highest law
Whatever dribbles from your mouth we listen in awe
O strong man, strong man, we are your little elves
We promise to stow our history upon the shelves
And never, ever again think for ourselves
