William Gillespie image by Miriam Martincic.

That / Which


 

that box is a television, which is a form of language control that you are susceptible to

which profits off the people it pays to work for it
that laid off 400,000 employees last year

which is the most exalted government position
that has managed so far to avoid jail

which is a form of language control
that you are susceptible to

which is an armed official whose job is to keep the peace
that is a brutal violent criminal

which is legal
that kills

which is the rule
that is the exception

which is intended to deter war and prevent death
that crashed during a practice bombing run killing all four crew members

which is your constitutional right
that is an incendiary, racist pamphlet distributed to those who did not solicit it

which means that the wealthy pay more
that is the exception

that is an unacceptable practice among politicians
which is the way the system works

which shows a slow decline in wealth for ninety percent of the population
that ten percent who is also the wealthiest ten percent


1996

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