Poem

Because I would rather endure
the humiliations of poverty
Than endure
the humiliations of compromise.

The closest thing to economic security
in 21st century US society
Is to have absolutely nothing
and to want even less.

It's easy to be prolific
When you have nothing to gain.

The Family Dollar up the street
is almost always already hiring.
And who among us doesn't yearn
to belong to a family

As for health care,
an early death can be considered
A kind of victory
in a world such as this.