The hardness of being a man
is not being able
to wear a jacket
when it’s cold,
not for recalcitrance
but for simply being
a have not.
You do have not the right
to use words such as ‘plight.’
because real men are navigators
that find their way through shit
and disrespect the fact
that they’ve got a
gluttonous politician digging
in their buttocks.
Having holes in your socks
is not compelling and
a “hard past couple of years,”
does not crown you special
Water breaks are for dogs
that deserves a bone
not “woke” motherfuckers
that demand a hiatus
on the basis that
thirteen hundred hours
constitute a lunch break, your second-class citizenship
will be ready soon,
have a seat at the back
and try not to fraternize
with any of the important folk.
Poverty is contagious
and you, sir,
are they coming together
of a plague
and a virus
and a downright hot mess
that can use a lesson or two
on the meaning of success
For “have nots,”
I usually recommend a ligature,
you’ll be spoken of
in accusatory terms
related to weakness B U T,
for the first time
in your life
you will be taken seriously.
