Eggshells scattered in small white flecks
fragile and jagged as broken shellfish
evidence of consumption discarded
on a transit bench inches from a trash can.
Fragile and scattered as broken shellfish
out of work former factory millwright
on a transit bench inches from a trash can
searches want ads for call center jobs.
Out of work former factory millwright
his cough will go untreated this year
searches want ads for call center jobs
hoping to keep his daughter in school another semester.
His cough will go untreated this year.
No money to pay the health care ransom.
hoping to keep his daughter in school another semester,
one by one, asks waiting commuters for spare change.
No money to pay the health care ransom.
Airport travelers stand in security line
one by one, empty pockets of their spare change
Who is comforted by this futile show?
Airport travelers stand in insecurity line.
Every new event is interpreted as war.
Who is comforted by this futile show
when we have all become the numerous enemy?
Every new event is interpreted as war.
Evidence of consumption discarded.
We have all become the numerous enemy, like
eggshells scattered in small white flecks.
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