Narrow vein mining
Published in
Mar 23, 2024
Like a surgeon
performing an open biopsy,
the young geologist
extirpates the golden tumor
potentially malignant
in fiat money value.
A note on the poem: Fiat money is a government-issued currency that is backed by a country’s government rather than by a physical commodity or financial instrument. For example, before becoming a fiat currency, British Sterling was protected by the gold standard until its suspension in 1931.
