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Poem: Economic Action Plan

Posted on September 24, 2011October 17, 2022 by David Barker

self-congratulating signs
litter roadsides all
across the country
harper masturbating
on our shoulders
what a good boy am i
tearing down mountains
raising up valleys
wrapping ribbons of highway
around the nation
knotting a tight bow
like mickey mouse ears
a great big beautiful package
three lanes each way
squirting goods from a to b
k y gel efficiency
but nowhere
not a single stop
no pull out rest area
place to stretch and gawk
no snow caps and treetops
and rocky river beds below
no place to whip out
my long lens and shoot
shoot shoot

Graffiti on Rail Car
Graffiti on Rail Car

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