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Subject Noon in a three star restaurant
Date October 12, 2019 12:00 AM
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NOON IN A THREE STAR RESTAURANT  
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Marge Piercy
December 15, 2018
Chiron Review

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_ “He does not represent us,” writes poet Marge Piercy about the
misogynist Senator, but knows the “clichés that light up brains.”
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_NOON IN A THREE STAR RESTAURANT_

BY MARGE PIERCY

HE EATS A GOOD LUNCH, THE SENATOR

WHO HATES WOMEN, ESPECIALLY

THOSE WHO DON’T SMILE ENOUGH

DON’T POLISH HIS EGO OR PRICK.

_PAIN IS GOOD FOR THEIR SOULS._

HE HAS A CLASSIC DRY MARTINI,

THE SENATOR WHO VOTES TO STRIP

FOOD STAMPS FROM CHILDREN,

HEALTH CARE FROM OLD LADIES,

CLEAN WATER FROM EVERYONE.

HE ENJOYS A HEARTS OF PALM SALAD

WHILE A STREAM RUNS THROUGH HIS BRAIN

WHITE, PURE AS NEW ICE. HE KNOWS

WHO HIS REAL FRIENDS ARE, DONORS.

PEOPLE WITH DARKER SKIN: CAN’T

YOU SEE HOW DIRTY THEY ARE? A KOBI

STEAK, DEATH BY CHOCOLATE. MONEY

FROM OIL, BIG PHARMA, INSURANCE,

UTILITIES, THE EXTREMELY RICH. WE’RE

SUPERFLUOUS. NOTHING TO OFFER

EXCEPT OUR LIVES, OUR HEALTH,

TAXES, BODIES FOR ENDLESS WARS.

HE DOES NOT REPRESENT US

ALTHOUGH HE SPOUTS THE RIGHT

CLICHÉS THAT LIGHT UP BRAINS.

  COPYRIGHT 2019 MARGE PIERCY

MARGE PIERCY HAS PUBLISHED 19 POETRY COLLECTIONS, MOST RECENTLY _MADE
IN DETROIT_ (KNOPF); 17 NOVELS INCLUDING _SEX WARS_. PM PRESS
REISSUED _VIDA, DANCE THE EAGLE TO SLEEP_; THEY BROUGHT OUT
SHORT STORIES _COST OF LUNCH, ETC _AND_ MY BODY, MY LIFE_ (ESSAYS,
POEMS). SHE HAS READ AT OVER 500 VENUES HERE AND ABROAD.

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