Machinery

machinery
speak for us, lay us out flat
like dollar bills
a mosaic to all our thrills,
purchase, check, receipt,
understanding and submissive
machinery
make up our mind, drilled into
our head, memory lapse,
migraines, aspirin pill
insomniacs, melatonin
caffeine buzz, extra espresso
machinery
close our eyes, can't tell
the good from the bad
the ugly from the proud
monotonous images
dragged and pulled apart
machinery
stand in line, wait for the
systematic social tendency
to fuck, to feel, to fuck, to feel
today, tonight, tomorrow
blueprints for satisfaction
taking notes, paying attention
listening in
machinery