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Supply And Demand
Here we are in the twenty-first century
There’s a line at the crack penitentiary
They try to break out,
They try to break in
You better stay behind the firing pin
Silent rage under work-a-day punctual
Suck it up if you want to stay functional
They rip it all up,
They push it all down
Another highway and a little less ground
Hey kids! Say goodbye to your autonomy
Take a slide on the oily economy
You got to sell out,
You got to buy in
Before the money wheel flattens again
Never dream that you act independently
Look around, at the mad codependency
They counted you out,
They counted you in
A human digit in a histogram bin
All the while on the stage international
Flaming red, dragon heads all irrational
The barrier’s up,
The border is down
You better keep your ass ahead of those hounds
Say kids! Are you torn by dichotomies?
Sign here, for a state-approved lobotomy
They cut it all out,
They paste it back in
By tomorrow you’ll be happy again
[Jun 18, 2006]
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The
Poetry of Daniel Harrison