SUSAN SONTAG 

“Wouldn’t it be more
worthwhile and amusing
to offer some gallows
comedy?”—Tom Disch,
“A Sestina for Susan Sontag”
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Pardon me, my dear—
please allow me to condescend
somewhat about current affairs

But don’t you think that gays—
are in need of something more
worthwhile than just Camp?
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Surely the young teen fags—
especially need now more than
just ephemeral lampoons?

This never-ending crises—
won’t end very quickly in the
smirking Okie provinces
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Kids don’t have a chance—
to leisurely wait for Godot
down there in Prime Time

There’s no time now—
it’s an ongoing prison that’s
not gonna end very soon…