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The Pen is Mightier than the Sword

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(inspired by Zadown's latest poem and supermarket vending machines)

 

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$1.25

Penny etch

a target to your forehead.

A supermarket teen skull,

bones of rebellious ideal.

The finger white fist,

the moon and glow

heart of fake cosmos cosmetics.

The bleeding yellow grin

beaming over mock stitch and bruise.

Smiling away the homicide,

like so many emoticons on skin.

The whore hickey in every shade of sparkle pink.

 

Or the nine digits of your identity.

Out in bold, like the latest bank scam

or your Card Validation Code.

Stamped in Braille and Binary.

Permanent.

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