it's cold in here

everyone

should be poor for a day

or week,

or year.

just to see what it's like

to go hungry,

to not

have shoes,

or gloves.

to at some point

steal

a loaf of bread

and a can of tuna,

then run.

everyone should

see what it's like

checking into

a motel

six

or driving a Pinto

from back

in the day.

using a beer tab

for a ring

to give to your wife.

to stare out a cracked

window

from a bed without sheets.

everyone should feel

the cold

without heat, or feel

the sweat

without ac.

everyone should

be poor just for a short

while.

you won't forget it.