POLITICAL Poem: Mr. Credit and Mr. Cash, by Jana Tvorogova

Mr. Credit and Mr. Cash
hanging on the wall
as soon as the light goes out in the shop
and the owner leaves the place
at night, at night the money stops jingling, jingling
and Mr Credit and Mr Cash are alone
and both are still hanging on the wall
and Mr Credit clears his throat at first
and Mr Cash rolls his eyes
because they are not facing each other
but are on the same wall, in the same system
because Mr Cash is only Mr Cash because Mr Credit is Mr Credit
and this system has actually replaced another one
“capitalism is capitalism because monarchy is no longer monarchy”
says Mr Cash to Mr Credit
but soon Mr Cash and Mr Credit will no longer be hanging on the wall
and lie united in a box on top of each other after all these years
and Mr Credit will be on top of Mr Cash
and they will gather dust together
and in their place will hang a dusty queen
instead of Lenin’s portrait

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