in the stock exchange building

in the stock exchange building
twenty three floors up
the air is thin
the carpets plush
earl grey served
on cracked marble
we guess the future
ship em out
raise money
limp bounce
make a
double exposure
double exposure
smoke our
joint venture
with allies
right to mine
left to mine
ours to mine
raise money
lower money
hire money
buy money
its all money
so
expose yourself to danger
expose myself to danger
expose all selves to danger
in the
tricky place
without
tribal connection
or
high grade pods
transform
specs to solids
trade in and out
in and out
in and out
in and out
in and out
in and out
in and out



below the swan is a flat asset sheet
the wind has carved its own flow charts
the bell tower stands silent as the end of day's trade
and the wheel spins