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The board buzzes far above

BUY STIMU-LAX TODAY

I press my hand to the pole

Cold metal buzzes under touch

My sight blurs out

And command prompt appears

Within my eyes

I work my magic

Language archaic on these

The oldest electronic boards

Very little security

Their fault really

Moments of waiting

Then I have access

I upload my own board

And confirm changes

Above it flickers

Shifts

Then is replaced by something else

WHO ARE THE BŁAZEN COURT FIVE?

And below faces

Five folks

Buried by the companies

Lost in the wires

But I remember

And now they will too

I pull up hood

Tap my face cloth cover

It lights up

Sharp teeth displayed

In dazzling blues

One more tonight

Then I’ll go home

I walk a few more blocks

Deeper into the commercial district

Smiling faces

Different races

Different sexes

Some indistinguishable

All beautiful

But something wrong

Something off

Too perfect

Too-tight lips

Too-big eyes

I stop before one ad

A woman enwreathed in light

Smile porcelain perfection

ŁANIA SMILE TODAY!

ONLY 630099R!!!

I pull from my pack

A tall tube

One thin slit open

I tap the top and hold it to the wall

Blue light appears

Telling me it is ready

Slowly I move it from left to right

Program dispenses lines of paint

Rapid and precise

Forming my art

A man

Dropped within gears

Churning

Grinding

And the words

THE CORP REQUIRES MORE BLOOD

And below, my tag

GEISHA

In vibrant purples and pinks

I smile beneath my mask

It’s not much

Really

But it makes me feel better

To know

I’ve ruined the day

Of some black suited drone

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