In Arles
the citizens circulated a petition
demanding that Vincent be institutionalized
It was following that commitment that he
moved to St. Remy
The people of Arles
do not know that I am only in their town
because I escaped from a mental hospital
stole money from my mother
and fled across the ocean
to where I lived
when I was younger, stronger
and my mind was less disordered
I do not believe that disorder
warrants imprisonment
When I see the citizens in the bakeries
and cafes
giving me hard stares
and passing a sheet of paper from hand to hand
I will escape to St. Remy
where I will play my violin
on the street
for coins
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