Our Economy

Parents, theft, moneyless society. A small amount of extra cash to spend beyond the essentials - so small that you can carry it on your body. They seldom have secure employment, but instead engage in unreliable, flexible jobs. The other day my niece told me that she spent all her money on a Minecraft app that she cannot use. Holes in shopping carts and beady eyes. Pressing against the worn out metal, a finger touches the edge between the cellulose and sweatpants while moisture accelerates the process of corrosion that slowly extends unevenly beyond the metallic surface. Funny money. Silly money. They have been portrayed as authentic and creative people. When it comes to words, you possess fewer than the coins you save from your tips in the milk gallon under the kitchen cabinet. The transformation happens unnoticed, gradually. A payment for just being there, lucky and harmless, not doing anything in particular.