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Why are the banks on fire? What happens
when the coins melt, denominations dissolving
into pools of molten metals? Who will tell
the tellers? Who let the greedy in? Who left
the needy out? Are you lonesome? Did you
bury your dead or leave them soundlessly
sleeping where you found them? Do you
know how to patch holes in threadbare
fabrics? What about the shredded fabric
of a society? Can you sew a button on a shirt,
on a hungry mouth? What if it rains? For days
on end? Do you have enough fuel? Who is
in charge? Do the seasons know? Are you
my mother? What time is it? If you eat
a battery, how long will it take? How many
questions are too many? How do you calculate,
measure the losses? Was it worth it?
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Gregg Shapiro is a poet and entertainment journalist based in South Florida where he lives with his husband Rick and their dog Coco.
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