In this

it often seems a

very hollow victory, defined and illustrated

by dirt, grease, scrapes, broken hands

and another pack sucked down as

it all inches much too slowly toward

check out

metal on metal as air pistons scream

one, a dozen, all day everyday

burning against your temples as it

is always much

too cold or much

too hot

in this fluorescent palace of excess

where one bends the knee and back

the Pyrrhic temple

and we, its children

blessed to pay tribute

3PM to 11PM

Monday through Friday

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