“Portrait Of A Leader”

 

George W. Bush

presents a collection of portraits:

heads of state

met in person.

 

The sharp eye

of the former president

captures revealing views

of these individuals:

Two dimensional,

no deeper than oil on canvas.

 

Remind them of the latest scandal,

or throw the truth in their face,

and they look through you –

unmoving,

unblinking.

 

Oh, there’s a self-portrait too.

 

(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, examines current events in the Blacklock’s tradition each and every Sunday)

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