Van Gogh
ON VAN GOGH
*****************************
When he was alive they were unanimous
in considering him a failure.
He is now thought of as one of the greatest.
So much for unanimity, majority rule and democracy.
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ON ZARIAN
***********************
According to his contemporaries
he was rude, egocentric and arrogant.
How humble, selfless, and considerate were we
when at the turn of the last century
we rose against the Ottoman Empire?
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Ignorance and stupidity
have played a central role
in our collective misfortunes.
We forget this obvious fact
at our own peril.
*
People from the Middle East
are notorious infighters.
In the eyes of the world
we have two major liabilities:
(i) we are from the Middle East and
(ii) we produce large quantities of stone
but not a single drop of oil.
*
GUILTY AS CHARGED
*********************************
As an Armenian writers
I can truly brag about the fact that
I have done my utmost to insult and alienate
all my possible sources of income.
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ON VAN GOGH
*****************************
When he was alive they were unanimous
in considering him a failure.
He is now thought of as one of the greatest.
So much for unanimity, majority rule and democracy.
*
ON ZARIAN
***********************
According to his contemporaries
he was rude, egocentric and arrogant.
How humble, selfless, and considerate were we
when at the turn of the last century
we rose against the Ottoman Empire?
*
Ignorance and stupidity
have played a central role
in our collective misfortunes.
We forget this obvious fact
at our own peril.
*
People from the Middle East
are notorious infighters.
In the eyes of the world
we have two major liabilities:
(i) we are from the Middle East and
(ii) we produce large quantities of stone
but not a single drop of oil.
*
GUILTY AS CHARGED
*********************************
As an Armenian writers
I can truly brag about the fact that
I have done my utmost to insult and alienate
all my possible sources of income.
#
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