Everyone needs a
job yesterday. The rent’s past
due, the kids need shoes.
• • •
furloughed and frustrated
haiku for 6/28/20
Tag: capitalism
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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the old batch of cars
haiku for 11/26/19
Who wants this year’s lame
models when next year’s models
are so similar?
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america’s ceos
haiku for 11/24/19
They may not be the
best and brightest but just the
tallest and whitest.
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at the checkout
haiku for 9/25/19
We have so many
ways to pay with so little
in our bank accounts.
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imitation is the sincerest form of thievery
haiku for 9/7/19
Who needs artistry
when the market will copy
anything for bucks?
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