Poem by Jack Agueros

Psalm for Missing Pork Chops (2006)

Lord,
The people are biting their poverty
With the gusto they used to apply
To cheap pork chops.
I know that pork chops are corrosive
And fattening and habit forming.
But Lord,
Everything is getting better for people
Who won't even notice it:
Conspicuous Consumption is emblazoned
On every store window, every automobile,
Every bank's vault, every newspaper ad. 

And me Lord,
All I want
Is to get a cheap Pork Chop
While I still have a few teeth.

Lord, I feel like praying -
Who is the Butcher Angel,
Who is the Angel of Impossible Pork Chop causes?