The extraction of surplus value
During fun times funky times
The chief emblem of invidious emulation
Steel glass paint polish vinyl rubber polyester
And the employment of subsistence labor
For the maintenance of display

The loop of musical selections
A psychiatric patient with repetition disorder
The uniformed personnel
At their similarly repetitive tasks

The sodden towel having been applied
Inattentively to a door frame
The door at the hinged side closing on the thumb
Door handle out of reach of the free hand
Waiting for somebody
To appraise the situation
Upon which accomplishment
The relief of release
And the horror of mutilation