Bring me milk from the free market
Bring me bread and eggs and salt
And democracy if they still have it

The last time I was there
It was sitting in a cage
being sold to the highest bidder

And the wealthiest were screaming
crowding out other voices
as they tried to outbid each other.

 

 

POEM: Copyright © Iz Mazano

PICTURE: Lukas from Pexels

 

 

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