Peachum's Morning Song



Peachum's Morning Song





Sing this as anthem
or hymn depending
on which false prophet
holds the morning’s closest  
corner : he who was once
deafened in the left ear
heard on the third day how
the lord would smite him
for what he once did
in the dark as a lost lamb
who had yet to abandon
pleasure for the sake of
extending his beggar’s hand 
to the human resources executive
who might set up bi-weekly direct deposits.
Better to stay blind than to
see these bankers whose
mouths ballet boilerplate
in the light of the diodes.
Worst practices will
deliver you; get off
your knees & grind
them to dust while they choke
on their coins.

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