Money Talks

by Rae Armantrout

Rae Armantrout

1

Money is talking
to itself again

in this season’s
bondage
and safari look,

its closeout camouflage.

Hit the refresh button
and this is what you get,

money pretending
that its hands are tied. 

2

On a billboard by the 880,

money admonishes,
“Shut up and play.”

From: 
Partly: New and Selected Poems, 2001-2015





Last updated December 02, 2022