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August 14, 2025

14. The Connoisseur

He has a truckload of money 

But he can’t hang currency notes on the wall 

He hangs Picasso, and other names

This is undeniably a privilege he enjoys

 

For him the known faces are bigger and better

Those abstract forms never ignite his imagination

That doesn’t go beyond a bagful of currency notes

 

With a malevolent smile spread across his face

Last night I found him calling someone 

To keep a seat for him at the art auction