{"product_id":"lao-sue-and-other-poems-9780645022148","title":"Lao Sue And Other Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eCollected poems harvested from the fertile soil of decaying illusions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrazy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey'll make you poor, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen shame you for being poor, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen push you into a job that keeps you poor \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat a billionaire megacorporation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey'll make you crazy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen shame you for being crazy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethen sell you the cure for crazy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eat eighty bucks a pill. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou're a failure if you can't make ends meet\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon impossible wages at an impossible cost of living \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewith a worthless degree you will never pay off no matter how hard you work\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile advertisers blare at you about your insufficiencies, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile the news man tells you war is normal, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile Hollywood tells you the system is working perfectly, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile armed police guard grocery store dumpsters full of food from the hungry, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile executives go on five billion-dollar space rides for fun, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhile you live surrounded by screens that tell you you are crazy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eif you think any of this is not sane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTake Oligarchizac\u003csup\u003eTM\u003c\/sup\u003e for your depression, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etake Plutocracipam\u003csup\u003eTM\u003c\/sup\u003e for your anxiety, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust ninety bucks a pill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide effects may include compliance, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacquiescence, subservience, docility, menticidal ideation, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea marked lack of interest in guillotines, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea dystopian society and a dying biosphere. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the pundit says\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A new study by a Raytheon-funded think tank says war is good for the environment, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut first here's a millionaire to explain the benefits of urinating on the homeless.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd Hollywood says\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here's a movie about well-dressed attractive people with nice houses\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eengaging in amusing antics you're too poor and stressed out to experience yourself.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the news man says\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Here's a rags-to-riches story which proves capitalism works fine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand you should hate yourself if you can't hack it here.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the advertisement says\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Do you feel like you're losing your mind due to your sense of inadequacy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecause you can't afford Google's latest NSA surveillance device?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk your doctor about Empiradol\u003csup\u003eTM\u003c\/sup\u003e, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejust a hundred bucks a pill.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey lock us in a room\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand fill the room with water\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand then shame us for drowning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand then charge us for tiny gasps of air\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom a hose that leads to an ecosystem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat they are destroying as quickly as they can. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd hey I've invented a new antidepressant anti-anxiety antipsychotic\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat I'm getting to market as quickly as I can.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not a pill or a jab or an electrical shock treatment, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eit's just a big wad of cash taken by force from thieving megacorporations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSide effects may include peace and relaxation, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ean ability to buy food and think clearly, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea fondness for red flags, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand a hysterical corporate media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd hey I think we just might make it, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epast the veil of madness and cutthroat cruelty. 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