there is poetry in poverty
just like there is prose
in highway robbery.
there is poetry in desperate need
just like there is a song
in an oligarch's greed.
there is poetry in streets of dust
just like there is a debate
in machines left to rust.
there is poetry in rivers of shit
just like there is an essay
in rapists who won't quit.
there is poetry in a nation betrayed
just like there is a short story
about pedophiles on parade.
