Religion of Austerity
Strip me of the excesses of a living wage.
Lead me to the religion of austerity.
Cleanse my desire to attain all my basic needs,
So I can pursue financial morality.
Show me to the Kingdom of Capitalism.
Define the extent of my spiritual price.
I will learn from ritualistic suffering
And become a better person through sacrifice.
Teach me the holy virtues of sovereignty.
Give me something to worship. Let my heart open,
So I can find my draconian salvation.
Tell me what is waiting at the gates of its heaven.
poem by Tim Stensloff
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