Deflation

the landlords bombed so much
that oil should be free
pinching continents
so tight they turn to USD

bribing our kids
with mcdonalds and caffeine
to keep shivering fingers
tapping on the screen

cut you off from your doctors
‘you should get used to the pain’
dying from their fentanyl
cause you can’t even afford cocaine

rent went up this month
but it’s 10 bucks for some jeans
if you don’t work hard enough
you’re replaced by a machine

spit the gasoline to the sky
until the sun sublimates the tar
while they pinch our pennies so tight
they collapse into a star

4 thoughts on “Deflation

  1. The tone of this piece is so bleak but so spot on! I really enjoyed this poem because it captures our world’s ailments so well.

    This last stanza is amazing!
    “spit the gasoline to the sky
    until the sun sublimates the tar
    while they pinch our pennies so tight
    they collapse into a star”

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