Poem: Between You and Me

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Want to know a secret?
I resent
Each and every GD day
Waking up in the morning
And being forced to think
About
Money

It's exhausting
It's stupid
It's the real f*ed up world
I live in
You live in

It enrages me
It unfortunately engages me

Apart from healing my soul
Through recreation and entertainment
Family time, art and deep thinking
I am forced to think
About how I'm going to
Make that f*ing dollar

Yes, I use f* a lot
And so should you
This is crazy
Absolutely nuts

Why the h* are we all
Thinking about
Money
Day and night?

Why?

Did evolution evolve into this?
Did some sick god decide
The American way
Is THE way
For each and every nation
On the GD planet?

Tell me

Can I get a break?
Does Cost Benefit Analysis
Have to play a part
In every decision I make
Like Reagan enacted in the 80s?

Really
Let's move beyond this
Yes, I accept reality
But I sure as h* don't agree
With it

Call me a commie
Or a GD socialist
Whatever
You are worse
Licking those dollar bills
And bowing to golden calves

This is your old time religion
And it is vomit
Swirling around in my mouth
Waiting to be hurled
On to the next bush

Take it, shove it
Shove it deep
I have better things to do
With my life . . .

~ Gunnar Våken

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