Paranoia

Minimum wage, max tax deduction

criminals and slaves, hurricanes and weight reduction

penalty rates, and quality of living

fighting off UV rays, and languishing in pity

privacy protection, living in the city

can’t afford the ride, but it’s not about the cost

can’t afford the fear, of my body being lost

i am a sitting duck, and time is not kind

I’m awaiting lucifer, on another homicide

Patience is a virtue, and ignorance is bliss

And bliss is my misfortune, waiting for a kiss

Your weakness was envy, and your strength arrogance 

Arrogance is petty, and so is pettiness 

Concrete doors, as hard as your heart 

No way to penetrate, sleeping in the cold dark.

© Callan Cummings 2017