this one’s for you
you
you who’s bustin’ hump today just to make it to tomorrow you...not conservative religious right Republican rapists pillagers plunderers who talk a good game but play it bean ball high and inside you
you who’s drivin’ the rush hour bus on asphalt poured by other whos so all the whos sitting and standing jammed one-on-the-other like yellow number two pencils eraser side up in a box on a shelf can bust hump just to make it to tomorrow too you...not look like liberal Democrats who are conservative Republicans in Mother Theresa drag voguing for all the chumps in the cheap seats no more no less you
you who’s sendin’ the kids to school every morning and playin’ it straight every day and payin’ the bills every night and forkin’ over every bloody cent of your taxes every year on what’s laughably called a living wage without big buck stock option golden parachute capital gain bonus safety nets built on fancy schmancy bookkeeping no one this side of Einstein can begin to translate into addition and subtraction that makes sense because you make it with sweat above the table in plain sight so everyone can see with nothing to hide you...not manipulative multi-millionaire me-first -last -and always moguls pumping out genuine imitation millionaire me-first -last -and always moguls pumping out genuine imitation millionaire me-first -last -and always moguls pumping out genuine imitation guaranteed to last a lifetime or less whichever comes first government-approved gizmos gadgets doodads and thing-a-mabobs you
this one’s for you whose eye for beauty isn’t blinded by cosmetic enhancements
this one’s for you whose ear for harmony isn’t blocked by hot wax war songs
this one’s for you whose nose for news isn’t clogged with the phlegm of phony morals
this one’s for you whose throat whispers “I love you” like you mean it...because you do
this
this one
this one’s for you
you
you who’s doin’ what you can when you can the best way you can...not givin’ 110% takin’ it to the next level goin’ out of the box stretchin’ the envelope to create the next big thing youa
you whose brain is so crammed with yesterday’s regrets and today’s fears that there’s no room for tomorrow’s hopes you...not leave it to Beaver father knows best I love Lucy three’s company love boat everything’s going to get better in the blink of a sponsor’s eye just before the closing commercial so the demographically psychographically econographically correct target group can sleep in peace with giant grins slapped across their kissers you
you who’s got one life to live two ways to go three card Monte futures foregone conclusions five and dime treats six pack pleasures seventh heaven aspirations eight ball expectations and nine’ll get you none you...not infinite opportunity silver spoon silk scarf rich Corinthian leather pre-school prep school Yale Harvard Oxford board of directors magnum of vintage champagne celebration picture in the social section of the daily rag summer in the Hamptons you
this one’s for youžou whose fanciest fantasy wears sensible shoes
this one’s for you whose dearest dream isn’t built on the debris of denial
this one’s for you whose golden eternity isn’t past tense in a New York second
this one’s for you whose golden eternity isn’t past tense in a New
this one’s for you whose golden eternity isn’t past tense in a New York
this one’s for you whose golden eternity isn’t past tense in a New York second
this one’s for you, Girl
you
you who’s watchin the seconds tick by like water through a sieve you...not cryogenically saved like some exhibit in the museum of unnatural science you
you who’s struttin’ as if life were some sinuous life-or-death ho-walk you...not cosmetic surgery out the ying-yang what did you look like before you looked like a botox personality cheap plastic android you
you who’s walkin’ through dangerous doors of gilt innocent as the dawn unblinking eyes wide open brain wide open mouth slapped shut...not gold card A-list posin’ for the paparazzi complaining while lookin’ through yesterday’s society page to see if they caught your good side you
this one’s for you who had parent’s once upon a time and
this one’s for you who had a future in the past and
this one’s for you who had the right words at the right time and
this one’s for you who had enough before you had more and
this
this one
this one’s for you
you, Baby
you
you know
you know who
you know who you are
and you know this one
this one’s for you
