death models hide
in the ashes
of mouthpieces
fossilized by their own closed
loops
with talk bouncing
around
rubber
rooms
sliding down
sanitized marble halls
from the comfort of one-way doorways
cushioned
boardrooms
cocksure no
doubt
that the
reckoning
can be
managed
from the
insulated shelters
orbiting every hour
on the hour
it doesn't really
matter
who else knows
the
scheme
the
silos
are all
armed
in the shadows
danger is
relative
the
profit-line
purportedly
guaranteed
--- e b bortz