About Art and Vampire Weekend*

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I am very worried

about the effect

that Vampire Weekend

is having on the world of music

 

I’ve never listened

to any of their albums

Or gone to any

of their shows,

But I’ve read reviews

on the Internet

from people who know

so I think I know

what I’m talking about

 

I am worried

that too many white Americans

like their music

I’ve even heard a white person say

it’s because

white people have bad taste

in music

said from the horses mouth

 

Some people tell me

not all white people like Vampire Weekend

some like Celine Dion

but I’ve never heard of her

I’m just concerned

about Vampire Weekend

 

Every time that band

puts out another

horrible album

I think the white people

who don’t like or listen

to their music

should say something

Distancing themselves from it

 

The fact that so many white people

listen to Vampire Weekend

probably shows

a moral failing

in most white people’s

taste

in music.

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*Inspired by a conversation with someone who supported special restrictions for Muslim people applying to immigrate to Canada.

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With thanks to the publishers, this poem was published in Summer 2017 version of Oratorealis (Volume 2, Issue 2, page 70-71).