how dare you be rich

as the cities

burn,

in chaos, people dressed

in black,

scurrying

everywhere

like a mob of sewer rats,

rioters

looting and attacking

the police in

Paris

and Nepal, London

and New York,

you

wonder

if it will be safe enough

to do some

shopping

and then go to the park

for a picnic,

probably not,

but

there's a sale

on bullet proof vests

and gas masks

at Target.

i'll get a cart.