Thursday, April 8, 2010
Current Regard for the Newly Not-so-Rich
by
KJ Hannah Greenberg
Wayfarers dismiss all manners of crossings,
Involving gees, separate voices,
Or the wealthy, dispossessed.
Wanderers’ tough, social fabric,
Taunt against recessions,
Hedge off perdition successfully.
That more moneyed souls, likewise,
Are fenced from happy bog or fern
Breaks no hobo’s diatribe.
Further, those “sagacious” politicians
Yet fail to share oil drum fires
Around which simple men heat.
Today’s trash out of McMansions
All empty ice cream cartons,
Inveterated backyard swimming pools,
Dusty chandeliers, maybe hand-sewn carpets,
Beats tom-toms taunt
Against a unified presence.
The middle class’ mourning song, too,
Brooks no space for seasoned itinerates.
Learning from the rich customs of the destitute,
Not to make room for social “treasures,”
The average Joe rejects
Citizens with louche taste.
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5 comments:
A good study of the excessive vs the needy.
KJ -
Welcome to Soft Whispers! I really like this poem. It's funny because it really adds to the mindset I've been in the past couple weeks watching that line between "greedy and poor".
well done.
Jim
Quite the social commentary.Very thoughtful.
Love the 3rd verse, KJ. I can visualize these properties sitting there unoccupied, unattended and just more than anyone really needs to be happy.
Welcome to Soft Whispers.
Thanks for the encouraging comments :)
KJ
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