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Mimicking in Search of Enlightenment MAG

July 2, 2010
By prccgeek SILVER, Park Ridge, Illinois
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Miniatures in plaid swerve silently through the museum
Repeatedly halting in a tight pack to stare and then move on.
The teacher stops them at picture of fruit.
She ask, “How does is make you feel?”
I think in my head, Hungry? and smile
to myself
But they stare in silence.

Are they being enlightened or just ­mimicking?

But we swerve in silence, halt, stare,
look at that same fruit in that same picture.
We are all hungry for enlightenment,
But honestly, we might just be mimicking.

© Dawn Grace R., Barrigada, Guam

The author's comments:
I don't know if I totally believe what I wrote here. It is just one side of my thought. I wrote this after seeing some little kids being directed through an art museum.
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SarahWaters SILVER said...
on Nov. 20 2011 at 5:32 pm
SarahWaters SILVER, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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I like this. I definately feel sometimes like people just pretend to be moved by art, because they think they're supposed to.