Clap
Location
everybody clap your hands
for liars, cheats, crooks.
everyone applaud
career politicians and
‘satisfaction guarantee or your money back’.
every soul bow down
to law makers, not rule breakers.
everybody clap your hands
for the ones holding keys to your
balls and chains.
slide to the left, slide to the right,
side whatever way they tell you.
one hop, two hop, three stomp, four stomp,
cha-cha your own way, but avoid
puppet strings as they twirl.
freeze, but dodge bullets
as they snag on fabric.
reverse, reverse, back up
over the bodies of ones who
couldn’t move fast enough.
But everybody clap your hands.