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Art for Art's Sake

© Nicholas Vosper 2002

Like so much art
in a forgotten gallery
the old and young
gather.
An abstract collection
of discoloured portraits,
and dysfunctional sketches
convened expectantly
at the bar

They worship
at their altar
where communion wine
flows freely.
In it
they seek release
from the canvas
that inhibits their lives,
from the frames
that ensnare.

While here
they merge into mural
liberated for a time.
Yet it is only
an artist's illusion,
a trick of the light
that fashions this art
for the needy.

From a distance
I can see
lined familiarities,
hindsight
from a past life,
vying for attention
still.

I know
when they leave
they return as always
to hang
on the same old walls