Dystopian Dirges (United Healthcare) by Amelia Wicker | One Poem Only

One Poem Only · Apr 17, 2026 · 1m

One Poem Only is a daily poetry podcast offering a quiet moment with a single poem—read aloud, without analysis or noise.Dystopian Dirges (United Healthcare)Amelia WickerRubbish or treasureWho is to measureThe value of a life cast aside?Nickeled and dimedWithout reason or rhymeDelayed and denied a day’s breathWho lives and who dies?Who’s the lord of the flies?This dystopian surmise too grim to speakFalse gods of profit and powerClaiming souls by the hourGrowing strong from the plight of the weakNo penance for crimes68,000 timesNew dirges ring with each blink of an eyeMercenary marionettes…