This poem is a parody of the libertarian bible, Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, where rugged (read “ruthless”) individualism in service of economic wealth and power is lauded above all else.
Sisyphus Shrugged
Ann ran
In the company of train wrecks
Hubris and notoriety irresistibly rubbernecking
In an impotent condom nation
Status and money making love
Having
The hallmarks of sterile power
Blue blood letting
And redneck rebels
Every fecund one
For won’s self
