God save the artists
the paints, the pencils
the sculpture, the canvas
the attraction, the alienation
the conflict, the vandalism
the artistic subtley that hides controversy
between the brushstrokes
prostrate figures covered in barbed wire
in the middle of a city divided between
war and fascism
works meant to to educate and communicate
a mission to oppose violence and uphold peace
inspire hatred
expressions meant to provoke the audience
to question, to confront
meet anguish, pain, and misery head on
in battle
the religious symbolism seen as the blasphemous taboo
among believers who call themselves just
God hate the artists
because they see truth buried in lies
and mold it for our eyes to find.
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