would a nice man… (poem by John Hulse)

would a nice man…

let’s just say we are not even talking about Joe Biden,

let’s just say, ‘a ultra successful man’

a man with a $10,000 Watch on his wrist

kind of a man,

strolls past a distressed man on the pavement,

holding a sign that reads,

‘Please help! Family starving. If 

ONE of my balding tires go flat,

I have no way to get to my job.

A job that pays $9.25 an hour.

My family will end up living

in that car.

A car that’s NOT going anywhere.’

It was some sign, that sign.

So, as Mr. $10,000 Watch comes upon

the desperate man, 

suddenly $600 appeared before the

desperate man, his eyes opening wide,

his salivary glands juicing,

anticipating the food that he could finally

put in his and his loved one’s bellies,

as the desperate man leans forward,

exhausted, for the cash, for that $600,

out of nowhere, Mr.  $10,000 Watch

swoops down with a BIG F*** You,

and snatches the cash right up

without even a backward glance.

Now, the moral of this little story, is if

this happened, and I wasn’t talking about

Joe Biden, 

would Mr.  $10,000 Watch ever be considered

a ‘Nice Man’ or 'Someone I Respect?’

But in all honesty…

Wait?What??

Ok. Who's here? 

WTF.

Gone.

Forgotten.?

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