Dystopian Dirges (United Healthcare) by Amelia Wicker | One Poem Only
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Dystopian Dirges (United Healthcare)
Amelia Wicker
Rubbish or treasure
Who is to measure
The value of a life cast aside?
Nickeled and dimed
Without reason or rhyme
Delayed and denied a day’s breath
Who lives and who dies?
Who’s the lord of the flies?
This dystopian surmise too grim to speak
False gods of profit and power
Claiming souls by the hour
Growing strong from the plight of the weak
No penance for crimes
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