Rust and Bone the fate
of all French Precariats,
sad street strugglers
trapped insecurely
to guard others' wealth and goods
(clover for the few!)
The Magic Market
attracting the unwary -
'Try some risky work'
'Fight out of the trap' -
bones disintegrate, whales attack -
no jailors are safe.
Merely Rust and Bone
modern civilisation
Nature Red in Tooth and Claw.
Must we trap workers,
exploit dogs and even whales?
Freedom would be fairer.
