Less

Less

Flee the womb! Bloody, flawless.

The cough of breath, the catch of life.

Pissed up husband, exhausted wife. 

Neither here or there. Never more than less. 

Watch us now, defeated, shoeless. 

Manipulated, bent into stoops. 

We’re recorded frames, taped up loops. 

Instructed to carry on, regardless. 

Look at the power, threepence, ruthless. 

Carving our lives into salted steaks.

Serving us up on to unclean plates. 

Spat out for gold by the toothless.