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The Poets' Candidate

from At the literal crack of dawn by Mark Donato

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If elected I'll take you poets seriously
I won't tolerate for long
those who disregard your song
which has fed my spirit for so long
for so long

The national foundation is a paltry thing
but we'll build a brand new poets' wing
where you'll be treated like a king
or like a queen if that's your thing
if that's your thing

Everyone will love you
for the national treasure that you are
You'll be able to afford a car
and when you walk into a bar
they'll mob you like a movie star

Need I remind you of this oppressive regime
the discrimination you've endured
for your dedication to word
and your tendency to wax absurd
to wax absurd

Oh but if I have a say in things
your sad and beautiful imaginings
will have a place on the capitol stairs
catching tourists unawares
and converting them in pairs

to your sad poetic ways
the proletariat will pass their days
admiring a turn of phrase

Oh yes you've finally found your champion
he is me and I am him
I won't betray you on a whim

If elected I'll be true
as my favorite poem by you
you'll know your words are getting through

And the streets and alleys will ring with couplets
your books will fill up shopping baskets
and you'll rest easy in your caskets
you'll rest easy in your caskets

If elected I'll take you poets seriously
I won't tolerate for long
those who disregard your song
which has fed my spirit for so long
for so long

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from At the literal crack of dawn, released March 1, 2018

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Mark Donato West Shokan, New York

Mark Donato lives near Woodstock, NY, famous for being the place where the 1969 Woodstock Festival didn't happen. He's made 6 full-length records and has played with John Linnell of They Might Be Giants, Flat Old World, The Oswalds, Rosine, and Amy Allison. He has lots and lots of songs, and brilliant musical friends who dress them up in ways that will charm and startle you. ... more

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