Museum of Sorrows
(on being Polish)
Some show
hearts on sleeves,
unashamed
public displays,
everyone knows,
even those who don't
need
(or want)
to know:
but
not Polish.
Polish are like statues
- beautiful statues -
marble,
mute,
and statuesque,
that viewers want to touch
but can't
go
beyond
the velvet ropes,
the cordoned rooms,
the carefully crafted
chambers
in a long museum
of sorrows
end to end.
I would welcome joining the museum of beautiful Polish I know. Seems once the doors of the museum are closed the statues inherently know how to have a laugh and enjoy the communal culture they share.
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