Whatever meager joy
I had taken in you
has been sucked out
and fed to the toothy beasts
of profit and complication,
my throat swollen
with nerves and anger
as I dance
a fool’s dance
on dignity’s grave.
Whatever meager joy
I had taken in you
has been sucked out
and fed to the toothy beasts
of profit and complication,
my throat swollen
with nerves and anger
as I dance
a fool’s dance
on dignity’s grave.