from the air
the spread of hovels
looks like a scaly skin
disease only saltwater stops.
mansions are the
the same as shacks, just
larger roofs. tower, warehouse?
no matter.
all belong to an
untreatable scourges. it
will run its
course. our course. to
what end, who can say? many
do say. an
apocalypse of
capitalisms' necessary
addiction to
growth, manifest
infestation of the mildly
named "development"?
climate catastrophe? or
just everything as it should be?
oh, do not worry.
everything's under control.
Our Lord Economy is Growing.
enclaves of wealth
under siege, desperate mobs
climbing hills and walls, waves of a blood tide?
in san diego
they talk a lot about the "cost
of living." their definition's narrow.
on the ground, in
traffic, some wonder, does this
make sense, does this make sense at all?
hans ostrom 2021
