Commerce versus Art

Pray, let this twisted soul
Reach a haven of content
And not fall victim
To the commonplace intent,
Assert his genius and ability
To rise above the quagmire
Of bourgeois upward mobility,
Promote his talents not to the
Predatory gain of the material
But to the eternal values
Of the idealistic ethereal...

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2006 Alfred Charasz