People packed in freezer vans,
and a grinning politician hands me $600
says “invest this wisely so you don’t die”
so I bought some ammo and a pistol
and some peanut butter
shot my landlord Ethel in the knees
used her couch for kindling
I’ve got $400
Evictions are illegal but they put my best friend out
I bought a bottle of Skol and a Bic,
we roasted marshmallows over a burning cruiser
and fed toxic smores to the Pigs
I’ve got $380
I invested in three cans of pepper spray
from the army surplus,
passed them out and bought ten more
to watch the masked kids
choke the air
I’ve got $200
I blew the last on spray paint
gave it out again
we covered camera lenses and walls
with the world we will build
using theirs as fertilizer.
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