10-The Wrappings

Rush along the roads

to buildings

through halls through doorways

earn money buy meals

to feed yourself

buy houses buy cars buy screens

consume content

that consumes you

invest in commodities

real estate

buy devices

play with devices

direct a lot of energy

to the functional use

of your devices

gloss over names

meanings

feelings

beauty

holiness

have marriages

have divorces

sell houses

move from cities

fly the kids back

say the kids’ll be

fine

fine

buy more devices

wrap up in gold foil

wrap up in plastic

wrap up in silicone

package yourself

build yourself up

hold yourself

up like a placard

like a billboard

like a verification

a substantiation

notice people

notice you

want people

to keep on

noticing you

whomever you

may turn out to be

underneath

the wrappings

for there

we will be waiting for you

there