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Paris Is Burning: A Haiku Cycle

by Karen Gsteiger

I.

please don't burn down the

mona lisa because i

haven't seen it yet.

II.

burning peugeots has

got to be really bad for

the environment.

III.

i understand the

socioeconomic

factors, but god damn.

IV.

at the same time, you've

got to treat immigrants like

they're human beings.

V.

and it's not like the

u.s. can talk, what with our

katrina snafus.