by Martin Lynch
Nineteen years left
of the government job
I am a prostitute of merit
skilled in the art
a craftsman no less
spinning the ‘big lie’
better than most
the actual whores
at least maintain
the capitalist ethos
with some degree
of dignity
morally bankrupt
beaten down
just another slave
to the ubiquitous machine
the fire was extinguished
years ago
systematically beaten down
all that remains
is the knowledge
of the defeat
and this empty bottle of beer
~ © Martin Lynch 2016
