◦ shrine of the unpaid ◦

INVOICE №495

it is pinned to the sky. it does not move. every year the crest flatlines a little quieter, and still the moon pays nothing.

UNPAID
ISSUED BY
THE LOWER ZAMBEZI, on behalf of every tide
№495
BILL TO☾ THE MOON
termson receipt of light
tidal labor, nightly, 495 mo.$102.00
umbrage surcharge$18.00
the pull, itemized$27.00
discount — luminous goodwill–$0.00
TOTAL DUE$147.00
overdue. uncollectable. the debtor is 384,400 km away and made of borrowed light. late-fee abuses have been waived; nothing accrues on the already-frozen. this document is deemed important by the river and by no one else. do not attempt to serve the moon. it takes umbrage. it pays nothing.
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this invoice has been sacred for — nights  ·  last payment: never

o balance that will not zero,
o crest that flatlines politely,
keep the debt exactly where it hangs.
we do not want it paid.
we want it witnessed. — $147.00, amen —

coin landed tails · the dark side owes the most
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