Mineral Rights
Wigged out
Behind the wheel
On some godforsaken
Los Angeles freeway
I keep telling you
I’m sick
As the thud
Of another Walmart
Slumps into the earth
You’re sucking the bottom
Out of a bucket of Pepsi
And I am unable to stop
Thinking about mineral rights
And crushed butterflies
What’s wrong?
All I’ve ever wanted
Is the exact opposite
Of what this place
Keeps shoveling
Down my throat
Disgusted
Not saying
What I’m feeling
Why am I here?
As my heart
Like the sun
Keeps on sinking
David Burdett
1/20/2024
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