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bravo!
they applaud each work
without fail or thought
and four or five voices respond
with the same ringing
"BRAVO! BRAVO!"
as if they had heard a fresh
and vital creative
breakthrough.
where have the audiences gone
that were able to select and
discriminate?
now the thought in the collective mind of
the audience is:
we understand
we know
therefore we
respond
as one.
and afterwards
at the wheels of their automobiles
they dash out of the underground
parking lot
more rude and crass
than any boxing match crowd
than any horse race crowd
cutting off others
swerving
cursing.
the March to the Gallows, indeed
Pictures at an Exhibition, of course
the Bolero, yes
The Afternoon of a Faun?
honking
zooming toward the freeways
BRAVO West L. A.
BRAVO Westwood Village
BRAVO Hollywood Hills
BRAVO Beverly Hills.
Symphonie Pathétique, indeed.
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