Not a Cure For the Cancerous Rich
or
A Copper Penny Saved Is a Copper Penny Toward
the Thirty-Trillion-Dollar United States Federal Debt
"The rich bewitch."
-- the copper pennies on the eyelids of the working-class stiff
still full stiffed
(despite his anti-bioweaponry)
* * *
To supplement each pocket full of coppers most still earn
and yearly pay the rich more dollars on each tax return,
if not laid off or furloughed yet again by budget cuts,
the cure of working several jobs discovers every putz.
* * *
a dedication of Respect
for
the union of labor with
Basic Reasoning Skills
copper-bottomed
a revolving helios rhyme menippean satire on
pennies from heaven
(in addition to winning the lottery)
april, 2023 -- bedfellows to the top 1 percent
yet still being voted into office by the large majority of working-class dupes
not electing to stay at home scribbling
sentimental poesy on love and nature
plus Captain Americas with "whispering wings"
Copyright © James Starkey Iii | Year Posted 2023
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