(Salvation) Economy
stocks and bonds
balls and chains
bars and cells
here the currency is blood
trade it
sell it
save it
until you bleed
them all for more
cross your fingers
cross your partners
cross your wires
the currency is sacrifice
look up
to the Chief Executed Officer
imitate
he signs your Christmas bonus
be sharp
be quick
be-attitude
it’s the only way
to happiness in this business
when the markets close
at gray gloaming
and the dirty ice and fish-heads
and rotten mangoes
take the floor
then come speeches on industry secrets
take notes on the streams
of ticker-tape your father-boss
bequeathed you
Morning soon returns…
investments:
Easter
Empty tombs
Crowded board rooms
you won’t find what keeps
the world afloat
under the boat.
There’s an invisible hand,
pierced,
pulling everything up.
You hope.
(Salvation) Economy