monkeys create money: (pollution matters)

there is happy talk in public

about monkeys,
adapting their behavior,
adapting their physiology
for the business model.

money pollution matters.
when the haze clears temporarily
we can actually see the sun
but avoid celebrating
until our penises
are hidden.

monster companies
are pumping money pollution
as we pump our girlfriends
without any real action taken
like dumping hazardous waste.

volunteers
you must stand up & be counted
& be prepared
for the incipient rebellion
or remain on this
artificial life support.

once the leak was made public
the air cleared
& the monkey trial began,
the top monkey
called in to offer
her personal thanks.

are we prepared
to cope with just
how differently they do think?
we shall know them
by their deeds &
not where the money went.

obscured by a different kind
of clear air
happy talk in public
does what it does
with a twist.
steal your daughters away
to cleaner air
before it’s too late.

Mark David Jordan, 2011