but...

the speaker
is alive with words
and charm.
his pockets full
of checks marked
twenty-nine,
ninety-five.
he glows
with inspiration.
freshly tanned
from a
caribbean
vacation.
anything
is possible
he says with open
arms
and wide blue
eyes.
everyone here is
special, he says,
even you, pointing
at a man in
a plaid shirt
cleaning his teeth
with a toothpick.
everyone
has a hidden talent
deep
inside. deep inside,
he repeats, pounding
on his chest.
don't be afraid
of tomorrow,
or today,
but live
your quiet lives
aloud. leave your
sordid worthless
pasts behind, be who
you were
meant to be, not
the do nothing
loser
that you have become.