d'Verse: answering avaritia

Kohl's department store
produces 1/3 less carbon dioxide,
that is how they keep prices down,
at least that is what the voice
on the in store speaker says

perhaps they make the fibers
in the clothes, linens and things
hold their breath, like some
enemy combatant strapped
to a water-board in an attempt
to extract vital intelligence

i know nothing of this,
i am here to buy curtains

once THEY remove the security
device, WE flee & i tear the cellophane
from the face, let them inhale, fresh
air, stretch flat once folded bodies,
rest them on clotheslines so they
can fly on the breeze

their corner label gives the thread
count like a meter, says they are
metaphorically infused & refuse
to ever bend once more to
consumer oppression

i sit by their window, listen,
then tell them about pub fries i met
once, served with a side of thick,
brown, beef gravy, though they were
already covered in chili, cheese,
sour cream & jalapenos.

they read poems they wrote
while hanging around & me

i am just happy they
match the decor.

I know we don't open the doors officially until Tuesday, but so many people are working hard to make this thing happen, Claudia and I thought, what better way to give an extra little boost of energy to get the pub completed than by providing a little break and maybe some entertainment. So, today at 3 pm EST, if you want to stop by d'Verse Poets Pub, maybe you can join in the fun. Just don't mind the dust, we are still working. 

 It is invitation only, so here is yours.