new young
it says very bright
beauty and logo
brand wear it
let it show
be labeled
new young
it says dark shiny
newly polished
upholstery smell
still fresh
outgassing
plastic
it says Sears
Walmart
Disney
it says
sewing machines
lined up dead
gray with ash
factory floor
fading shades
like dirty snow
it says
locked in
it says
smoke bodies
gray stretchers
carried out
it says
shop
buy bargains
guaranteed
it says
so cheap
Author’s note: This poem was written in response to an October 2013 garment factory fire (above) that killed 10 workers in Bangladesh.
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