The most menial
of tasks for the least pay for
the richest tyrants.
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the disposable army
haiku for 1/27/21
Tag: capitalism
anything for a buck store
haiku for 1/11/21
Weed that flourishes
in the unkempt neighborhoods,
choking out the rest.
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other casualties of the pandemic
haiku for 12/9/20
Shopping local has
never been quicker since so
many stores have closed.
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essential workers, inessential wages
haiku for 9/7/20
We prize work, but
not equally, not fully.
Our values must change.
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furloughed and frustrated
haiku for 6/28/20
Everyone needs a
job yesterday. The rent’s past
due, the kids need shoes.
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the looting of america
haiku for 6/24/20
From the corner stores,
but especially from the
swank corporate board rooms.
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everyday hustle
haiku for 6/12/20
We all out here with
our game faces on, ready
to make that paper.
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covid caveat emptor
haiku for 5/9/20
We’re gonna die from
this damn disease, but at least
we can go shopping.
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amazon conspiracy theory
haiku for 3/30/20
The Prime vans circle
our homes waiting for the chance
to sell us to death.
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where the mall once stood
haiku for 12/16/19
Mostly empty stores
connected by empty halls
and empty food court.
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