TEMPTATION
holding the figurine to the light the old man smiles
beautiful argillite carving but a lil overpriced
the fund manager from New York turns to him
prices seem reasonable here sir
that piece would be hundred bucks higher
in the Inuit store next door
the old man shrugs
maybeso ma’am but I am on fixed income
glancing at him she sees $593.04
according to scientific calculations
that’s the average human body’s value
broken down to the molecular level
$593.04 is not something
to write home about
until you multiply it by a billion or two
something worth thinking about
beautiful argillite carving but a lil overpriced
the fund manager from New York turns to him
prices seem reasonable here sir
that piece would be hundred bucks higher
in the Inuit store next door
the old man shrugs
maybeso ma’am but I am on fixed income
glancing at him she sees $593.04
according to scientific calculations
that’s the average human body’s value
broken down to the molecular level
$593.04 is not something
to write home about
until you multiply it by a billion or two
something worth thinking about
