No Blood for Coltan

feeling like a superstar
she flips open her nokia
to call her agent

unaware that for every pound of coltan
the hand of a child forced into labor
is hacked off and held up as an example
for all those who refuse to dig for precious

metals

all so she can be reached
anytime anywhere
in the event she gets a callback
for that beer commercial
all so she can feel like a superstar

at an affordable price