Machine Music

Music from the poker machines is a disgusting
Hideous siren's song to the desperate
Crawling around on the floor searching for coins
To put in the slot so they can watch the colours spin.
Continuous clicking.
Click, click, ding and a merry tinkle;
There is no sound more evil
Heard or devised in the history of man
Than the hypnotic, rhythmic jingle - the signal
That yet another decrepit soul
Has been laid out on the rack
Pockets heavy, eyes full of hope
Waiting... Eager...
And ready to be fucked.