Poem: Power of the Attributes

Luc Wathieu
Poetry Publication
Published in
Jul 29, 2024

A master
without a dog
is no longer a master.

A dog
without a master
remains a dog.

If you
drop your wallet
from a bridge,
you are poorer.

That makes you mad.

The falling wallet,
before
or after
it hits the ground,
keeps
its purchasing power.

It feels nothing.

A soldier
without a uniform
can’t be a soldier.

A human,
with whatever clothes,
is still a human.

A revolution
naked
is
a circus.

A naked circus
is
a revolution.

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Luc Wathieu
Poetry Publication

Luc Wathieu is a behavioral economist, writer, and professor of marketing at Georgetown University