In life, you try to do your best to
Do your assignment in a way that
Pleases most. When working over
Ten years as a committee of one
with 200 pieces of art at hand,
And needing an okay from the CEO
For each piece, you intend to hang
And getting approval for where it
Will be hung. You feel a little dismayed
When all the art is taken down, the
Walls were repaired and then a new
Committee of thirteen is selected
To second guess the work I had done.
No one piece of art is going to please
When only about fifty
Are chosen. The rest were rejected for
Various reasons, including a couple
That a few thought looked like a
Vagina. They were from the art deco
Period and I am sure there was no
Desire by the artist to leave that
Impression. Be what may, they were
Rejected. Some were too dark; some
Abstract, and others disliked by a few.
So what was wanted was kept and
The rest dumped into the 0ld
Physical Therapy building. It feels
Strange that after ten years over a
Dozen people on a new committee
Can undo what I did and what was
Liked by the majority of workers in
The hospital and by many of the patients.
It is another story of mankind and how
A few can stop progress. I wonder how
Many of the thirteen can create art.
It looks easy until you try to imitate it.
No one likes all art for various reasons.
Not everyone likes the designs of all
The art museums but we keep them
And do not tear then down and rebuild.
Life goes on and what happened is not
The worse thing that is. I am thankful
For what we have.
Stanski
June 12, ^
Steve Haarman 