LIFE AS I SEE IT

LIFE AS I SEE IT

(For Paola)

I’m discouraged by what is happening in my life

It’s not negligence though, nor nonchalance

It’s bad faith, just bad faith

So is it top down or bottom up?

For why must I clean up other people’s mess?

Why must I be the one to bell the cat?

When shall people assume their responsibilities?

Sometimes the crest, and then the trough. What a life!

The problem how to strike the balance

Unless you’re the eighth

In short, one is either fed up or stuck up

Even when clad in the queen’s dress

There are times when you feel like a rotten rat

A successor without utilities.