[New-Poetry] Price Gun

[JforJames at aol.com]

Price Gun 
>From my job at the Family Dollar
I stole the price gun and I’ve  begun
to mark everything down. I’m Crazier
than Eddie in his worst  nightmares.
It’s all coming down, discounts deeper than
research  submarines sounding ocean trenches. 
Baby, stand back, when I pull that  trigger 
& out come those stickers, it’s $.99, 
everything $.99,  rat-a-tat-tat,, an Uzi drive-by 
spraying the Jags, Escalades,  Beamers
& Lexi, if that’s the plural of Lexus, 
they’re all $.99.  Beach houses 
with palms trees and sapphire blue pools,
boat drinks and  bikini-clad women
thrown in without extra charge,  you guessed it,  
just $.99 for the whole package today 
and everyday. I’m marking down  
concert tickets, Fergie, The Stones, Nelly,  
because we’re tight  they cut me a deal,
$.99 for all seats orchestra and balcony,
go figure.  But the hourly wage, 
I’m afraid that just went up another 9
to $9.99,  ‘cause I’m worth every penny.



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