Market Eugenics
It has been decided
through the ages
this whispered oral bequeathal
A lamarckist hand-me-down
passed from generation to generation
the most virulent strain remaining
Preserved in the serif on webbed carousels
a paper pamphlet with the perfect typeset
the one with the “%” on discounts exact
Digital mesmerism, we’re in on the joke,
labour spills tasteless
on tongues lashed with numbing gold
Satin curtains, to project, not to unveil
even if you know of the string pulling wizard
nothing happens
A pavlovian waterboard
spiritual reboots of the ivory trade
this time in millennial pink gift wrap
(Rejected on January 2019)