Great Regulars: Then, not too much later,

I was driving in Oakland, and I saw a billboard advertising a casino. I believe it showed an image of a roulette wheel. The only words on the billboard were the casino's name and the command, "Shut up and play!" I imagined my personified Money saying this when it was tired of lying low and being coy. Stop complaining, Money says, and get back in the endless game. You may lose your house, but the House always wins.

Money Talks

from The Washington Post: Poet's Choice: "Money Talks" by Rae Armantrout

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