ears of a politician
verses of power
take
from all of us
who are we to question that?
that is madness.
compare me
to a homeless,
soulless
thing.
I am the letters to your words
let me pull the A’s and B’s and let’s see
how you control me then
cover me with sand and sadness
broken rocks and flowing soot
chimneys sprout from the ears of a politician
legal work?
I am a system of money
paper flows from my neurons
blood pours from my transactions
actions made of stone,
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