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Upon A Brethren’s Arm.

We have allowed ourselves

to drown,

consented across the board

to be consumed

and driven mad

by want

and excess,

accepting

that

the bar code

that once was inked

and tattooed

on a brethren’s arm

is now

a status symbol

to purchase

things

more easily.

Ian D. Hall 2017