Who built the Starbucks chain?
Did Howard Schultz take the orders?
His name was on the board - did he froth the half-caf fraps,
drizzle the brew with caramel, write the names of
ill-tempered customers on cups? He "gave" benefits
while workers stood for double shifts -
did the barristas give something, too?
Did Schultz build the stores from brick, grow the beans?
Didn't thousands work for a little, or a lot,
less than their labor was worth
while Schultz skimmed the rest off the top,
like grande, venti foam?
it was Schultz, the latte Trump, who convinced America
that coffee should cost $8 a cup. Of course -
he did it all by himself, and by himself
took the tax breaks that would have paid
the barrista's health care and college
as a right, not a gift.
Why would he want a nation, needless and heedless,
if he can do it all alone?
His name was on the board - did he froth the half-caf fraps,
drizzle the brew with caramel, write the names of
ill-tempered customers on cups? He "gave" benefits
while workers stood for double shifts -
did the barristas give something, too?
Did Schultz build the stores from brick, grow the beans?
Didn't thousands work for a little, or a lot,
less than their labor was worth
while Schultz skimmed the rest off the top,
like grande, venti foam?
it was Schultz, the latte Trump, who convinced America
that coffee should cost $8 a cup. Of course -
he did it all by himself, and by himself
took the tax breaks that would have paid
the barrista's health care and college
as a right, not a gift.
Why would he want a nation, needless and heedless,
if he can do it all alone?
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