The ABCs of What's Stressin' Me

Abaci couldn’t track my finances,

But the

Creditors still find me.

Debt dictates my decisions when

Everything is overdue.

“Free” comes when I’m stuck: legal advice, relief aid, food pantries. But

Getting fully unstuck will cost.

Hidden aporophobia ensures poverty sticks.

If the poor are taxed, fined, and overcharged

Just for being poor, then upward mobility becomes a myth.

Killing us slowly works, too. Healthcare

Lacks priority in this country for many reasons.

Mostly for excessive profits to exist, even though

Not a single one of us will get

Out alive, and you can’t take it with you. Rich or

Poor, it doesn’t matter; we’re all dead in the end.

Quelling the masses when such disparity persists

Relies on misinformation and the weaponization of identity politics.

Sure as the sun rises, death and

Taxes,

Unless you’re a “savvy” businessman, then maybe only death haunts you.

Violence against the marginalized falls along class lines, but intersections

Will show you the roots if you follow them. An

X-ray view of our lives reveals the intentionality behind the

Yoke around our necks.

Zoning draws imaginary lines separating like-minds to prevent any change.