“I Remember” [Reflections On Book - 100 Ideas That Changed Graphic Design Stephen Heller and Veronique Vienne - #85]
Well I remember as a kid,
How mom and cohort put a lid
On comic-content of the day;
One decade on, it came to stay.As graphic novels it exists,
But Mad was mild in satire’s risks,
Compared to plants that grew from there –
Acme, and Blimp, and Zap – compare –In no way to what’s mainstream now,
With sex, and booze, and drugs, somehow
Assumed to be okay as fare
For one and all, who fabric tear –Of social life – but think a bit –
It’s nothing new – Britt drugs once ripped
Up India, then China too;
And Al Capone kept flow of booze.The sex-trade ancient is as sport
Of Kings and commoners – reports
Were hushed up – Kennedy was one
Whose antics secretly were done.And so it is today, as well,
As corporations make life hell
For cottage-labor globally
That Yanks can do life greedily.Iconic graphic-artists work
Behind the scenes – we’re all berserk,
With dual standards – bubble was
Our sphere of innocence because –Queen Vicky once said be discreet,
Which trickled down to easy street;
But underneath the pavement ours,
Flowed sewage which the viewpoint sours.Thanks Lord for this.
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