strangest thing.
poor aspiring to imitate the rich,
who steal
culture
art
fashion
language
land
time
from the poor.
save for the time and space,
the other stuff only makes sense
if you make it on your own.
steal away,
put us on the payroll,
when we are edged out
marginalized
locked up
distracted
dispersed
destroyed
by the neverending taking
taking,
all the time in the world,
and all the world in time,
will still be empty
without
us.