Neanderthal Messiah — 97

The Photographers’ House | Symposium Stage Mic XX

[Representing Art, Prof Lieserl:] ‘I considered rhyming this too!

[Smiles, finding eyes in the audience.]

Suicide is division by zero.

And on this spate of campus senseless acts -

The School of Art cares about you.

Nary a Bunsen prof protest for Dow’s Greek Fire.

Know that anxious Einstein chose his cousin and New Jersey

To live Time, and play his violin.’

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[Shrieks at Sokrates’ death event: as 7 students flop onto marble.]

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[Einstein to 1st wife, Mileva:] ‘But we cannot afford her.’