crypto currency
only the one percent will have it—
digits on screens,
coinless gold,
cleaner than blood,
colder than God.
you kept printing your paper,
tossing it like confetti
at a funeral,
your wages wrapped in lies,
your hopes barcoded,
your future encrypted.
you can't eat a dollar bill
and you sure as hell
can't chew a blockchain—
but they’ll tell you to smile
and have more kids
for the labor farms.
keep breeding, they said,
the system needs cogs.
you gave them your teeth
your time
your trembling nights—
and when it all crashes,
you’ll hold your children like currency
and they’ll be worth less
than the lint in your pocket
when no one’s buying
anything but bullets,
and the rich are buying planets.
how is this in your best interest?
you had more than ample warning
and still lit the match.
Copyright © James Mclain | Year Posted 2025
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