Buttons program the
moving picture machine
Sex & Violence
by satellite
Prayers through
Pay T.V.
they rent them
by the truckload
come pick out a dream
or just escape reality
until the news comes on

Capitalism
spawns its children
with 30 second scenes
omnipotent words
of the masters
“This is better
than all of those”
“Get two
for the price of three”
“Win a trip
around the world”

With a little bit of luck
on a five-dollar ticket
consider it already done

Viewcom   Fincon
terminals for FORTRAN
and more
brothers and sisters of
the moving picture machine
speak with numbers
to their creators
umbilical cords
of nickel and copper
run for miles
to every outpost
around the globe
channel nerve centers
give out
audio video commands
in black & white
or in color


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Inputted and revised © 2020

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01/25/2020

Posted on 01/25/2020
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