43
Madam, I’ll serve
your interests,
contingent on
your currency.
44
A pearl will do
as well as a bond—
The first one heralds
a string: loss leader.
45
Implacable
promise: your word
on this piece
of paper.
46
Twilight
of perforations
that we call
stars—
47
Have a seat
at my table
and tell me what
you would not eat.
48
On the Day
of the Dead, we collect
the softest bones
of tallow.
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