11.The Statue
No, don't touch me,／ why do you want to destroy／ my beauty that
lived／ eternally engraved in the centuries？／／ No, don't hurt
me,／ why do you want to censure／ the mind of the artist／ just to
have fun？／ You don't fight any war!／／ May the Statue live for
ever／ May Art live for ever／ away from destruction／ destruction,
so common in our time.／／ No, don't mock me,／ why do you want to
erase／ the wisdom of the man／ creator of art as ideology？／／ No,
don't swop me,／ why do you want to change／ the ground under my
feet？／ I belong to this soil／ since the day of my birth!／／ May
the Statue...／／
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