I had a first world problem to complain about
interrupted by a homeless man
on a red line train
in Los Angeles.
Spare some change
as he scribbled words across a notebook page.

IF NIXON HAD THIS MUCH POWER
HE'D STILL BE IN OFFICE

Spare me.
I'm a dumb white hypocrite.
With a bank account
and rent to pay.
My loans are due.
I'm not a crook.
To walk away from you now
is completed as abhorrent
to every instinct in my body

but I have nothing to offer you.

Just a glare.

Knowing I must've looked like a triumph.
Knowing I must look like an exit sign.
Knowing you thought I'd offer you all the hope in my wallet.

Look, buddy, the change in our pockets
is not the change we need.
Trust me.
I've got a collection of it at home
and all it does is add up.

So the next time you interrupt the first world
you should know, Nixon had this much power.
And he got caught abusing it.

04/12/2012

Posted on 04/13/2012
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