03 May
The McGlynn
Labor for Sale
by Adam Levon Brown
Steel and glass
automaton fitted
with fiberglass dreams
Billows out economic
slaves in the name
of green backs
and consumption
Broken backs
and cracked hopes
gives rise to bitter mornings
Scramble for food
and coffee and then
the drive to that unholy
graveyard where the real
you goes to die
Old, grime-ridden toys
dot your basement,
reminiscent of a time
when life didn’t
have you in a vice
around the throat
Another day, another
dead dream within
the pile of refuse
that was once called
imagination
Democracy Spring
by Adam Levon Brown
Gathered by the hundreds
to make change happen
Sanctifying the revolution
and revolving what is sanctified
Dancing on the edge
of a serrated knife
Only to make you see
that things aren’t all right
Facing jail time and adversity
and still coming together
Sweat, blood, and tears
shed to make a better tomorrow
Will you see them?
Or will you cower in indifference
Like so many before you?
Adam Levon Brown is a poet residing in Eugene, Oregon. He enjoys the outdoors and playing with cats. You can contact him via his blog at AdamLevonBrown.com Read other articles by Adam Levon.
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