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An Escape

David Hernandez

At the Fox Plaza flea market,
a good place to find many customers,
a bidding war is made
between Avon᾿s products.
Prices range from five to twenty dollars
on lipstick, nail polish, perfumes, and shampoos.

Another bidding war is made
between my products
of various poisons:
$50 on nightshade berry spray—one whiff starts a high fever,
$25 on wild mushroom spray—one whiff develops high thirst and fatigue,
$15 on poison oak powder—direct contact to the skin causes irritation,
$65 on Christmas rose spray—one whiff to make someone vomit blood,
$30 on milky mangrove—one squirt on the eyes produces temporary blindness,
$70 on Daphne spray—to put someone into a coma,
$100 on Wolfsbane spray—one whiff to stop a heart,
$85 on Dieffenbachia spray—one whiff to block breathing,
$55 on Giant hogweed spray— direct contact to the skin leaves long lasting scars,
$95 on White baneberry spray—one whiff creates cardiac arrest,
$45 on Hyacinth spray—one whiff puts the body in a convulsion,
and $60 on Conium spray—one whiff paralyzes the body.

“I also put poison in darts,”
“Now who wants to get their revenge?”
“Who wants an escape from their social and job inequalities?”

If only these poisons can help me
with my escape from the cops.

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