OFF BEAT

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    OFF BEAT

     In life we're forced
    To march in step, in line.
    But ragtime offers
    Unexpected joy and tension.
    Stressing unstressed notes
    Can buoy us
    Strolling in revolt
    And feeling fine.  
    My friend's a radical
    I'm proud to know.
    To be like other kids
    Was not his fate.
    He seeks out ways
    To deviate.
    It started when
    He dealt with polio.
    One protest
    Dressed in drag
    We parked my van.
    A hostile cop barked,
    "That's for handicapped!"
    So full of sass and spite,
    "I am!" he snapped
    And lifted up his gown.
    We laughed and ran.  
    His graceful gate
    Of shoulders, hips, and feet
    Was bouncing to
    His syncopated beat.

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    When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

    John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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