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I got job offers via text
for jobs I didn’t apply to
from recruiters promising death
within a year
I’d text them back and ask if it was true
that I could die in as little as thirty minutes a day
in the comfort of my own home
they said it came with other benefits too
like a pillow for your lower back
and a wired headset
and a commemorative watch
that helped apply pressure to a finger
wrapped around a trigger
and a shower curtain
waiting for a final deposit