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Gaping Maws Hang Crammed

from The End of Ethnology by Wadge

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Child of the genocide struggling to stand
Crawled 500 miles just to be with you
Dust off the iPad mini and load the slideshow
Hold onto your mind Jean Paul, it’s about to blow
Mountains of hot dogs steamed
Athletes feel the heat
Gaping maws hang crammed
Mouths are garbage cans
Competitive eaters tour South Sudan
Fist bump the knuckles of starvation
Might need some help to hold up tiny wrists
“Yo, Frankie, did we print team shirts in extra small?”
Rub a belly, tug an ear
Spectators pumped up to cheer
A contender heaves and pukes
Armed guards hold back the excited fans
From clawing up the vomit to feed to their dying kids
This race was really tight
But in the end it all came down
To one man above the rest
Who in the face of adversity
Showed something to you and me
That humanity is truly fucked

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from The End of Ethnology, released November 11, 2016

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