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Amo Sacrum Vulgus

from Last Poems by Bob Arellano

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words by D.H. Lawrence; sample from "Escaramujo" by Silvio Rodríguez

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Oh I am of the people!
the people, the people!
Oh I am of the people
and proud of my descent.

And the people always love me,
they love me, they love me,
the people always love me,
in spite of my ascent.

You must admit I've risen
I've risen, I've risen,
you must admit I've risen
above the common run.

The middle classes hate it,
they hate it, they hate it
the middle classes hate it
and want to put me down.

But the people always love me
they love me, they love me,
the people always love me
because I've risen clean.

Therefore I know the people
the people, the people
are still in bud, and eager
to flower free of fear.

And so I sing a democracy
a democracy, a democracy
that puts forth its own aristocracy
like bearded wheat in ear.

Oh golden fields of people
of people, of people,
oh golden field of people
all moving into flowers.

No longer at the mercy
the mercy, the mercy
of middle-class mowing-machines, and
the middle-class money power.

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from Last Poems, released February 5, 2021

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Bob Arellano Talent, Oregon

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