nice things

the western wall is a jumbo screen

at the gate there is an automatic teller machine

sir

empty your pockets please before you file through

the king and queen foreclosed on their crowns

while the joker laughed and made his rounds

he was drunk

carrying on self satisfied

the western walls are closing in

are you happy

sane

are you rich are you thin?

dreaming their dreams?

singing songs of another time?

is your gold so strangely acquired?

has your name become known and desired?

have you degenerated?

are you running out of time?

do you want nice things?

sure you do. do you call nice things your own?

do you want them?

do you want to feel safe?

climb the wall

before the fall