Saturday, October 31, 2009
Fiddling While Rome Burns Comments
Rating: ★5.0
Unkempt in camoflage, one-legged, and vacant-eyed
he rolls his rickety wheelchair along grassy median with muted effort
displaying cardboard sign, childishly scripted
in one weather-worn and gnarled hand
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7/20/2025 4:44:43 AM # 1.0.0
Ms Downes, enjoyable to read for its depth of content, purpose and meaning. An industrial, assembly of forgotten images that made greed possible and accessible. Such a poetic documentary of fading values and standards. I think 'Fiddling While Rome Burns' is a depiction of a society unconscious of its present deeds. Nice.