marat-sade               5-22-93


the psychodrama plays itself out 
on a stage set 
by the disturbed/ the mentally ill 
and confuses the issues 
with mad ramblings
designed in free flowing style

perfection sought in psychosis 
to add mystery to the 
sense of detachment 
burned into the minds of the 
audience/
who have come from afar to 
see this splendid exhibition 
for which no one can plead 
indifference

great sade/ 
you run this institution 
sternly/
but well
you are not a true inmate 
but rather its vital force 
you are reasoned in your 
actions
beyond the capacity of the 
mind of the bourgeoisie's mind 
you command their attention 
and cause them to think 
of their hidden selves 
separated by a thin line/ 
defining their serenity 
and their hypocritical existences/ 
created out of sordid dreams 
as to whether or not existence 
has any meaning