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Possession
He's got
a nice car
a new house
a hot body
perfect parents
cool clothes
cable tv
matching socks
soft hair
stocks
bonds
mutual funds
an MBA
CPA
DSL
MTV
PPO
IRAs
DVDs
IPOs
CK1
URLs
GHB
THC
and
ADD.
Everything.
Except me.
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LA, "As If!"
Curled fetally on the sidewalk,
facing the wall,
back to the street,
sleeping bag pulled up to his dirty blue collar,
one smooth chocolate hand flailed out,
fingers hanging from a limp wrist,
sleeping soundly on his cardboard futon
As if
dusty construction trucks weren't roaring by,
As if
tourists weren't side-stepping his feet,
As if
we weren't having hundred-degree heat this September,
As if
he were sleeping in a king-sized bed at the Marriott
with fluffy down pillows and a freshly-laundered bedspread
next to a fully-stocked bar,
with a wake-up call already scheduled for the morning.
As if someone cared.
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