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The Revolution
March 28, 2024
He was a regal man
A rich man
What they called an “aristocrat”
An “exploiter”
An “evil capitalist”
They chained him for his wealth,
Forced him in a cramped, old room,
Just because he had money,
To consume
In the name of the workers
They said,
For the proletariat,
They cried.
The nobility must be abolished
If we are to strive.
The count did not protest,
Accepted his unfortunate fate,
Yet the workers supported him,
Each and every day.
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This piece is based on the Amor Towles's book A Gentleman in Moscow. The story takes place during the Russian Revolution initiated by the Bolsheviks. The Bolsheviks cracked down on upper class individuals, executing or imprisoning them in concentration camps in Siberia. The main character in this novel, however, was placed under house arrest in a fancy hotel. He developed meaningful friendships with many of the hotel workers, thus contributing to the optimistic end to this poem: "yet the workers supported him, each and every day."