3 Poems from Curren¢y

The Great Seal

I. Annuit Coeptis sanctus decorum mink stoleus nosforatu moviedom bigus macus plenitudo gasoline terrenum smokestackus oceanus pollutus spare e aer diem forestis nomoreus georgi absurdum typhoid maria odd gratia juno moneta subpoenia onomatopoeia aemulatus imperium II. Novus Ordo Seclorum altus ordo interruptus equilibrium funkus mundo pandamonium ditto (sic) cogito unsanus reeducati campus     [scholaris nohelpis      et tu poeta?] recursus recursus III. E Pluribus Unum populus verbatum ex libris raucous caritas _____ ergo sum ex nihilo possibiliti Of The United States rivaled by our own sensibilities a dying friend says, I’m too sick to be clever read garish American intifada yada yada I have art to make spider hides in the corner global webbing mistaken wedding for war Anteing you can do, I can do better I can do anteing better than you what swims in our heels slip of time cylindrical policy sphere agenda in plain sight bankroll and enterprise swore, “If you paint a chicken on it, it’ll sell...” all levels of wealth and terror teabags filled the Atlantic the buffalo gone missing silhouettes burned into concrete grind the daily the daily mines near sacred sights skywriting a new generation conditions such as they are superheroic solutions violent in other words Treasury my father kept all his spare cash in his bedroom in the top dark drawer of a seventies wooden dresser with gold heavy handles. filled it up with coins and bills.                 picture the ones, strewn. i used to sneak in & steal mostly change because i figured it would be less noticeable. can’t remember what i bought. maybe winston reds or records.     did i snake some for a book in college? when the drawer was full we’d count it in piles all over the floor & i’d say geez dad, you sure have a lot of money here...

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