litter

Folder: 
hunger

i stand upon their streets and gaze bewildered at the sign.. its letters and meaning creeping ..
slowly thru my consciousness..

“fine for littering”

i look out across the towers of brick and steel..
gaze down at the vast expanse of tar
which has flowed across the bare earth that was once here..

i look at the mockery of lifes flows in the day to day
journey of effort
for dollars
as they flow from one false pocket
to another..

billions of lives serve this monstrosity
as it spreads even further across the motherland..
its expansion unchecked
by defenders long gone
into myth..

land raped and taken..
traded for profit..
to serve as homes
for future cogs in the machine..
i almost shed a tear as i look
down at the small
piece of paper

which sits atop hundreds
of feet
worth of uncreation..

litter indeed

Author's Notes/Comments: 

two meanings

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