I Would Argue for Art

I would argue for art

testify for Michelangelo because,

I’ve visited his Sistine Chapel masterpiece

By the oath I’ve taken, it was indeed

of unparalleled magnificence,

clearly fashioned by the epitome

of artistic brilliance

I will submit for history’s court;

I witnessed splendor

But I would contend any question

of Shakespeare’s cross;

enraged, on the verge of contempt,

but clarified I would stand from the chair

and declare beyond reasonable doubt,

having born witness on many occasions

to his (and their) Greatness,

that words will never flake or chip,

and their legacy is branded in this very court