dollar daze

another day another dollar
some earned but,
in the end,
all get spent as
we each go to the bank
to work
as we walk the street with our
glamorous shopping bags
sometimes filled only with
our lunch, while
pretending we just bought something at...
another day, another dollar
earned for and spent on
everything we need, and
others we don't.
fuel for our machines
made of flesh or steel,
heat, air and light
and sometimes,
if we're lucky
at least something we can enjoy
when we grow weary of
dollars and days.

-2006