One Verse at a Time
Tariff winds howl through rusted factory towns a tax on breath a toll on bones. We're choking on layoffs while the orange king grins his hands greasy with promises palms up for the next grift. They call it "protection" but it’s a padlock on the pantry. Vegetables rot in fields truck beds sit empty. Walmart prices skyrocket with Made-Anywhere-But-Here labels. Trump slaps a price tag on the country says it’s winning but paychecks are a ghost that haunt last month’s rent. Up in the penthouse, Elon laughs in emojis, Vance preens for the screen his suit stitched with our tax dollars. They’re carving the eagle into a vulture feathers plucked for the Heritage Foundation's nest egg. Democracy is a yard sale— cheap, chipped, sold to the loudest bidder. The news is a slot machine that spins headlines and lies. Jackpot for the red hats who cheer the clatter. Tariffs on, tariffs off— a light switch for chaos. Stocks jitter like a caffeine fien...