05/13/2026
A singer screams out a tropical song trapped
by this or that system of electronic
recording now amplified a hundred times
to convince those who must hear it that they’re still
alive and beyond their quotidian toils –
if that term may still be applied and employed
in that world which no longer subscribes to work
unless it doesn’t involve any effort
beyond manipulating numbers towards
collecting enough zeros to prove one rich
the screamed song reminds us we can get it if
we really want it – once we try try and try
so inspired the two hatless tourists get up
to go and try and try to prove the song right –
so many its left to be desired and got
(from Limboa , a sentimental anthem
by Brian Chan . 2023)
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