new and improved

i empathize

with the salesman

or saleswoman,

and yet

hate them

just the same.

3 G, 5 G,

please, don't call me

anymore,

don't knock on my door

with your

magic eraser,

don't approach

me on the street

with your elixirs.

television is bad

enough,

the radio, the billboards

at every turn

of the road.

leave us alone,

let us keep

at least one dollar,

to ourselves,

give us some peace.