Targeted Advertisement #1 by Maria Gray

no amount of precision-engineered positive outcomes takes away the harm

Targeted Advertisement #1

by Maria Gray

         Do you dream of losing         do you dream of the harm
to our children
          Most people don’t like to think about the
harm to our children though most people helped cover up the
harm to our children

          No amount of naps takes away the
harm to our children       no amount of precision-engineered positive outcomes
takes away the harm

to our children
          Do the children dream of the harm

to our children do the children dream
of sleep

First published in ONLY POEMS (September, 2024)