Sunday, December 4, 2011

Magpie Tales 94: Lunchroom Marxism



Lunch, George Tooker, 1964, Columbus Museum of Art 
Photo provided by Tess Kincaid



commodities


there are tightropes we 
all walk, every soul 

balancing identical needs - 
a proletariat kind of 
common bond. 


Poem © 2011 R. Burnett Baker

Post Script:  No, I'm not a Marxist.  Neither, really,  was he.  
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18 comments:

  1. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallDecember 4, 2011 at 8:03 AM

    winsome!

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  2. Brian MillerDecember 4, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    nice..tight ropes and common bonds...do we walk them or let them slip around....

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  3. christopherDecember 4, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    The common bond as it is here shown never feels like much of an invitation to join, not for me.

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  4. JinksyDecember 4, 2011 at 10:01 AM

    'Proles'? Indeed! :) 1984 type...

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  5. AnonymousDecember 4, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    Yes, lined up very efficiently--taking care of "business". Excellent.

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  6. Carrie Van HornDecember 4, 2011 at 11:06 AM

    A common bond....wonderful writing Rick!!!

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  7. Susie ClevengerDecember 4, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    a tight rope of common bonds..nice work...My balance is not good. I tend to topple from "common" tightrope

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  8. Rinkly RimesDecember 4, 2011 at 11:46 AM

    The human condition in a nut-shell.

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  9. Marilyn & JeffDecember 4, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Yes you are right, they are commodities.

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  10. Tess KincaidDecember 4, 2011 at 2:12 PM

    Oh yeah, I love your post script, too...

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  11. steveroniDecember 4, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    Short and ...sweet? "Communalities". Thanks.
    PEACE

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  12. HelenDecember 5, 2011 at 6:24 AM

    All in this together .. I like the vibe.

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  13. suzDecember 5, 2011 at 5:40 PM

    I hinted at comrades
    I loved this

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  14. WyomingDivaDecember 5, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Thank you for sharing this unique perspective!

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  15. LynDecember 6, 2011 at 5:08 AM

    Tightropes, indeed...You got to the core.

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  16. Dave KingDecember 7, 2011 at 1:22 AM

    So true and so well put. Congrats!

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  17. TrellissimoDecember 7, 2011 at 1:41 PM

    Commodities? Oddities! :)

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  18. AnonymousDecember 10, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    some cafeterias can be as dangerous as a tightrope walk over the grand canyon

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