Observation

Or, how a Tesla leads to a rant in haiku...

The black matte Tesla

parked outside the train station

looks like a chalkboard

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empty – no lessons,

no assignments given out,

only unchecked wealth

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would that I had chalk,

I might leave a message there –

but what would I say?

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“This car is a sign

of all that is hideous

in the world right now.”

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That would be foolish.

For all I know, the owner

bought the car before

-

all the things we’ve learned

about Tesla’s inventor

were revealed on X

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gone are the days when

Tesla – matte or otherwise –

meant its driver was

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energy-conscious,

eco-friendly, concerned with

rampant climate change

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now it’s just a sign:

consumerism awry.

An empty chalkboard.