Bureaucrat
IRS man in the office
wearin'
a pair of black Chuck Taylors and
a bruise on his forehead
a man in baggy jeans
shirt untucked standin'
at the counter
sayin', "ain't that something" and,
"it's all right"
wonderin'
why he can't pay his bills and still
he owes the gubbamint
two paychecks worth of dough.
the IRS man says, "I'm sorry sir"
impatiently
'cause he's tired of hearing the same old thing
and he can barely feel anymore.
empathy would not be in his best interest.
wearin'
a pair of black Chuck Taylors and
a bruise on his forehead
a man in baggy jeans
shirt untucked standin'
at the counter
sayin', "ain't that something" and,
"it's all right"
wonderin'
why he can't pay his bills and still
he owes the gubbamint
two paychecks worth of dough.
the IRS man says, "I'm sorry sir"
impatiently
'cause he's tired of hearing the same old thing
and he can barely feel anymore.
empathy would not be in his best interest.