This Is Our Emergency

by Pretty Girls Make Graves


In (a conservative) America

Several fairly educated
People claim that a handful
Of fig leaves could not
Possibly be considered adequate

Clothing, but throw in
A loincloth and carefully placed hair
Crowded with sheets of shadow
And there might be handshaking
Of museum distributors
If that is

The locale you
Want to sell sex
Under the subject matter
Of religion, even crucifixion

For audiences of inner city
Gum chewing, video game influenced
Middle school children who will

Stab each other
With invisible roman centurion spears.
This, followed by cheers and jeers quickly
Silenced until they notice the armpit hair
That they do not have.

The nude body will seem surreal
To this group regardless of the sex of the
Subject painted, due to the lack of
High fructose corn syrup and
Conveniently placed fast food restaurants in Bethlehem.