At the entrance to the New York City
Museum of Natural History
is a statue of a racist,
jingoistic politician
up on his high horse,
attended by “natives” on foot.
Our neo-Calvinist Elect
insisted the commissioners reject
a statue of FDR
holding a cigarette.
Also the one of Eleanor
reminding us she often wore
a stole made from the furry skins
of animals.
But entering or leaving the Museum
of Natural History, the Elect
avert their eyes and hurry by
the statue of the boisterous bully boy,
up on his high horse, lording it over them,
often with a pigeon on his head.
From Did You See This? Poems to Provoke the Politically Correct by Herb Knapp
Photo by Lee Snider
For more poems from this volume see girandolebooks.com
Herbie–If I could spend just one day walking around the world seeing it the way you do I think I would be happier in it. The pigeon, of course, makes it perfect.
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When you come to New York in a few weeks, I’ll show you NY wildlife. Looking forward to it! Herb
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