These boys love noise-
It’s money in their pockets-
Cars colliding in mid air-
Huge robots firing rockets

From their fingertips, no less-
“This is what the public wants”-
A frenetic – freaked out mess-
The screams of maniacs-

Machines that burst
Into ear splitting splinters -
That shake the movie theaters-
These are the box office winners-

It’s a monumental riot-
Only the cash is quiet  . . .

Mark Soifer’s poetry has appeared in national magazines, and has been collected into several chapbooks. He is a special events coordinator, and was the long-time public relations director for Ocean City, N.J.]