Your Weekly Dose of God

Here's a post-911 comic strip by John Derf Backderf done 20 years ago.

Something from the Weekend

This past Friday, I checked out artist and friend Dexter Roberts' gallery show, "The uncomfortable Habits to change habits," held at the AAMARP Gallery in Jamaica Plain. He was there with his partner, fellow friend and poet about Cambridge Toni Bee. I was so happy to have chance to look at more new pieces from Dexter, especially one he named "Extinction."

"Extinction" © Dexter Roberts

The painting seemed like the freshest commentary on race and the continuing marginalizing of (and profiting from) minorities since cartoonist John Backderf drew his comic swapping Chief Wahoo with Jesus.

© John Backderf.

It's become a tradition of mine of to write poems based on the few art events I go to. I decided to take a picture of Dexter and Toni near the "Extinction" painting. At one point they chose a side-by-side pose, which helped with the poem below.


Halftime
For Dexter and Toni


Every agenda
hides end
for someone.

What teams
chosen if down
to logos.