inside your cornea;
those pimples
you deplore;
the stiffness
in your hips which you
stoically ignore—it's like,
back at the start,
your whole life
was a grand prize;
a sweepstakes which
you entered full of hope
and got rewarded.
But now, all the glamour
and excitement
have subsided,
and you realize
to your horror,
just how hard
you'll have to toil
day after onerous
day, to afford it.
