Reprobate's Resume

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"blessed be the doctor
and blessed be the nurse,
blessed be the coachman
who put me in the hearse,
blessed be the blessing,
and blessed be the curse."
he goes to bed bereft and berated
and rests his head
in the hands of the overrated.
sweating bullets
in the faculty lounge
sensing treason
they're not waiting around
on the first bus out of town
they're playing movies
that we've already seen.
the jewelry advances
as the gums recede
the devil goes out dancing
on the angels' perceived needs
please go easy on me.

cheap sex with a discount broker
cops walkie-talkie squalks,
"breaker-breaker
we've got to take her
down to the station.
She says that that broker broke her."
read the text at the ticker tape parade.
the subtext is that someone's
getting paid off.
check the checks
at the ticker tape parade.
pay stubs of the people
who've been laid off.

insurance can't cover
what the world's exposed
open nerves. touching toes
to stretch.
the a.c. made us retch.
can you conceive of
working for the
emporor's new clothes.