The Museum of Capitalism, Part Two

I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the

Police State of America

and to the Plutocracy

for which it stands

Onward with our bad 21st Century

Late Capitalism has

decayed into Post-Capitalism

I'm the

Chairman of the Bored

We won an award

Each page represents

a different position

We've taken on the same stock

--it's not morbid!

Why do you hate America?

New employees receive

orientation and indoctrination

here

Corporate logo banner atrium

 Performance work

was in progress

A brawny fork lift vehicle

moves forward slowly

while holding up a large

steel coffee mill

which was running

One of the collaborating

artists runs the machine

Duchampian

Don't get hold of

the wrong end of the stick

There's no right end

You are not the target

I once said to a slick detective

from OPD on a free shuttle bus

Regardless of your ideology

you have to admit

if judges are too liberal

with trigger-happy cops

there's going to be a social cost

He had just chuckled about the

remodeling signs outside Bevmo

after they were looted in a recent riot

Black men smiled when they heard me

the handsome cashmere cop

was taciturn

Universal

handcuff keys

In future

artificial intelligence

will guide our ideas

of punishment and reform

The chamber is lit

only by a narrow window

of green glass

My smart phone lights up

the otherwise very dark room

where you lie on padded shelves

and hear indecipherable voices

and subliminal rhythmic tones

-- advanced relaxation tapes

It is a sinister relaxation

that is achieved

Police persuaders

tasers crops stingers

security wands, whips

and a Yad

Happy vapor trails

to you

20 July 2017