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The Prodigal Poor

by Ranjini Thaver

King Midas
Let us celebrate

sacrifice your fattened cows
harvest your richest fruit
serve us at your table
for without us you are poor

naked we roamed the universe
the burning desert
revealed mirages

we
poor women and men of all hue

know the source of abundance
we are your teachers

teach us to speak your language
to read and write your way
your history and art
your scientific method

that we may speak of this abundance
in your language
for you will never understand ours

but first
let us make merry
and consecrate our marriage

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