Bribery Tactics

Among scattered appliances, poets dream of men
Kids chasing tattered kites atop landfill and ash

Fear of the dog and all other animals
They're all larger than you and they can consume you like a stain

A weather-battered mobile home in Habsburg, Illinois
Just like the one you spent most of your life in, antenna and all

Advertising rules the land here
In the advertised caverns, tourists make junk and give nothing in return

Gone to the gold
Bows break and chests explode
Gone fishing

If the Beinecke is square, then how do they keep books inside?
Record the blasted earth and feel like it’s now

Flashing cabal
Floating sun is coming
Let the freaks know that you’ve accomplished nothing

Fair trade kombucha
The patron saint of lies
Beautiful spotted birds fly underground

The sudden entity
Black/white and smoke is keeping you in check
What was it?

Gone to the gold
Bows break and chests explode
Gone fishing