Lawrence Hall
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                                     SORRY OUT OF SERVICE

SORRY OUT OF SERVICE

Thus saith the comma-less yellow plastic bags
Fitted to the gasoline pumps of the nation
Where men are free from fuel and punctuation
Free not to take vaccines, wear masks, or vote

SORRY OUT OF SERVICE

The check is in the mail that does not come
Or maybe in a hijacked delivery truck
Silhouetted by a burning liquor store
Where dreams of lottery winnings go to die

SORRY OUT OF SERVICE

And there’s nothing left in the looted shops
(Let’s blame the teachers, Asians, and cops)