spirit

upon my shoulders
boulders keep piling higher.
shrugging doesn’t help.

the crumpled body
lying like unlaundered sheets.
stiff with too much starch.

the stiff pistons pound
battering flesh onto pavement.
the miles getting hard.

moving mouth pixels.
reaching hands into wallets.
capitalist greed.

the dragging back legs.
a scared gray face amidst pain.
can i help you friend?

cat in metal trap.
wire transport mesh for your health.
i’m trying to help.