Let’s Have a Meeting About Capitalism
Look! I’ve achieved senior level in my field!
Here, life is measured in moments between meetings.
Meetings where we’ll talk about the work I need to do.
When the meetings are over, and the sun is going down,
I have time to begin the work we discussed.
That’s the time when (the 1% believes)
the 99% relaxes with their families.
That’s the time when (the ruling class believes)
the working class stays poor by eating avocado toast.
Instead, we do the work that we talked about in meetings
to make a paycheck that — for some less fortunate than me — barely pays for shelter.
Brush and floss. Hit the pillow. Alarm goes off.
The next meeting begins.
