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Description
A)

I)

threadcount, alarm clock, piezo chirping,

ringing in my ears,

hand autonomous,

reaching out,

snooze button,

led displays

red flickering 9 volt batteries

6:00 A.M.

II)

sun white sun filter white

curtains cast aside yellow

orange red grey tint of day it's

morning.

III)

white breeze by the window

white dress flash water curses

snowing again? no i think not only the

rain.

IV)

coffee drips down

making patterns in the black

1,3,7-trimethylxanthine,

chemical whispers and

a lovely little jolt in the morning

V)

dearest etymology slang,

i ask you simple questions and you respond only in riddles and

white-noise

give me answers like the morning news smiles white and wide

happy happy sunlight storm front coming in and now for the sports

avian flu epidemic cute children smiling back to school smiling

VII)

irreplacable feeling of the

morning air smog filtered grey light it's morning

buick key ignition engine start air conditioning heated seats

pollution train exhaust driving four left turns nice policeman tips his hat.

pull in parallel parking bump the curb

door opening out stepping suit carefully covered

short walk courtyard sidewalk doorway office building

industrial carpet tight hallways cubicle space

bob from marketing hows the kids oh they're just fine

i don't have kids only a dog he's old and has arthritis.

VIII)

sitting down to keyboard mathematics accounting spreadsheet

migraine headache sinuses flaring up i need a glass of water

water cooler gossip politics what did you think of the morning news

oh it was nice and did you hear about those liberals with their

taxes and their plans

and oh no marriage is threatening to crumble

big pit bigot "equality" oh no

teaching our kids this awful offal oh no next they'll be

marrying horses and

i can be sued for my beliefs oh no

is this all true it must be i saw it on the morning news

post-it note reminder: buy a political sign to put in my front lawn i'll seem informed and aware.

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B)

I.
it's all over the evening news
Hark!Listen! Morningsmiles and a nickel cup of coffee
easy walk unaffected
act important
fine-tuned suit and a
nice pair of shoes
bull market bullshit
        don't say the word! don't say it!

Recession.

II.
Finely writ,
Taxman.
Hung high&dry in your evening suit
cufflinks falling like pale rain
clinkity clink do you ever feel affected
   got a wife and a child and a single dog who doesn't shed
BigTV and a nicenice car
  Feeling good about yourself,
RedpillWhitepillGreenpillBluepill
     scraped into
    labeled containers like the
  colors on your tv screen

OhThebeautiful colors ofAnotherPaleday,
and another delayed paymentOnmyThirdorFourth Mortage.

III.
Large, clean, two bedroom apartment with spacious kitchen and livingroom available for rent. Private yard, hardwood floors, fresh paint.
Call for details.

and with that,
you swallow your pride,
and do all you can.

Description
A)

I)

threadcount, alarm clock, piezo chirping,

ringing in my ears,

hand autonomous,

reaching out,

snooze button,

led displays

red flickering 9 volt batteries

6:00 A.M.

II)

sun white sun filter white

curtains cast aside yellow

orange red grey tint of day it's

morning.

III)

white breeze by the window

white dress flash water curses

snowing again? no i think not only the

rain.

IV)

coffee drips down

making patterns in the black

1,3,7-trimethylxanthine,

chemical whispers and

a lovely little jolt in the morning

V)

dearest etymology slang,

i ask you simple questions and you respond only in riddles and

white-noise

give me answers like the morning news smiles white and wide

happy happy sunlight storm front coming in and now for the sports

avian flu epidemic cute children smiling back to school smiling

VII)

irreplacable feeling of the

morning air smog filtered grey light it's morning

buick key ignition engine start air conditioning heated seats

pollution train exhaust driving four left turns nice policeman tips his hat.

pull in parallel parking bump the curb

door opening out stepping suit carefully covered

short walk courtyard sidewalk doorway office building

industrial carpet tight hallways cubicle space

bob from marketing hows the kids oh they're just fine

i don't have kids only a dog he's old and has arthritis.

VIII)

sitting down to keyboard mathematics accounting spreadsheet

migraine headache sinuses flaring up i need a glass of water

water cooler gossip politics what did you think of the morning news

oh it was nice and did you hear about those liberals with their

taxes and their plans

and oh no marriage is threatening to crumble

big pit bigot "equality" oh no

teaching our kids this awful offal oh no next they'll be

marrying horses and

i can be sued for my beliefs oh no

is this all true it must be i saw it on the morning news

post-it note reminder: buy a political sign to put in my front lawn i'll seem informed and aware.

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B)

I.
it's all over the evening news
Hark!Listen! Morningsmiles and a nickel cup of coffee
easy walk unaffected
act important
fine-tuned suit and a
nice pair of shoes
bull market bullshit
        don't say the word! don't say it!

Recession.

II.
Finely writ,
Taxman.
Hung high&dry in your evening suit
cufflinks falling like pale rain
clinkity clink do you ever feel affected
   got a wife and a child and a single dog who doesn't shed
BigTV and a nicenice car
  Feeling good about yourself,
RedpillWhitepillGreenpillBluepill
     scraped into
    labeled containers like the
  colors on your tv screen

OhThebeautiful colors ofAnotherPaleday,
and another delayed paymentOnmyThirdorFourth Mortage.

III.
Large, clean, two bedroom apartment with spacious kitchen and livingroom available for rent. Private yard, hardwood floors, fresh paint.
Call for details.

and with that,
you swallow your pride,
and do all you can.