The propaganda artist’s views defined
Aesthetic rules he hoped would elevate
His nation’s ethos from within the lines.

The souls of German folk expressed the signs
Of modern times, submitting to the hate
The propaganda artist’s views defined.

Artistic cleansing, lists of works consigned
To flames, effacing fires, would help create
His nation’s ethos from within the lines.

Poor Mann, his Magic Mountain lost behind
Repressive smoke, soon fled Berlin, a fate
The propaganda artist’s views defined.

Soon none could hear the hushed Kaddish confined
By metaphors of racial pride that raped
His nation’s ethos from within the lines.

Though some support desires to hinder minds,
This lesson thrived, precluding all debates –
The propaganda artist’s views defined
His nation’s ethos from within the lines.