sunny side up

he's on the dole.
making
real money now. a grand a month
disability.
food stamps too.
a bunk in the shelter
until free housing arrives.
three squares a day.
he's making new
friends. he's got a girlfriend
now who texts him
nine times a day.
all the doctor's bills are
paid.
he's on top of the world.
he actually says, i wish
i had gotten this cancer
years ago, oh how my life
has changed.