the lifecycle of the botfly

at the groupon offices
i really mean the pits
today, last day of february 2013
the grunt babysitter calls a meeting
AN EMERGENCY MEETING
it has nothing to do
with the very public firing
of their CEO
who has spun poor first quarter earnings into a tale of love

in the pits
he zips me a message
"this is too real
NO ONE IS SAYING ANYTHING
you'd literally never know"
i'm snorting under my breathe
as i try to sort out over the phone
what the hell is wrong with the copier

if i move to austin, texas
and join a book group
to read kropotkin
this is what i will remember
when i say, you can't kill a thing without a head