Thursday, May 30, 2024

BOOBY PRIZE

That scratch 
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.