hawking revolution

there’s always a brand
waiting to be developed
around the
recently graffitied or
recently scrubbed
corner of any revolution

my social media stream advertises
black lives matters face masks

a white girl sells handmade
head coverings for white kids who
walk past whitewashed buildings
chanting black lives matter
in the whitest corner of
the midwest

today’s revolution is two-for-one
basically free for basically free
privileged people with padded
name brand pockets

I pause and judge our
collective energy
for creating apparel
instead of solutions

someone says
“this work is orchestral”

and I rush home to
sketch a t-shirt
so I can say I’ve
done my part