Meddlers of the new math
Maggot distillers
Pockets filled with gum-drop gods, marked
“Distribute to youth”
smile,
“Say cheese!”
Alchemists of the new truth, with
“Papers, please”
Your gospel’s a sell-by date
Today’s your day, discover a new hate
Take a number
Two lines, no-waiting, join the salami line, fishmonger, whoremonger, sinner-cum-saint
Aprons all around
Take a number, take your number, take their number
Bring em to their knees
Pick-up stick prayers
Poppies to ploughshares to pocketsquares
Syrup-to-smack
“Pass ‘Go’”.
“Do not collect your pallet-full of dollars”
“Just say ‘no’ … children”