ANTICIPATION (May 12) —
The poor will always be with us.
We just have to shorten their stay.
They take up space. They spoil the view.
And, in general, they get in the way.
The poor will always be with us.
That's why we have to have wars.
The poor make excellent fodder for cannons.
In peacetime they sweep our floors.
The poor will always be with us.
It is as Jesus decreed.
But in his generous beneficence,
the Lord God gave us more than we need.
The poor will always be with us.
Until God sends them to hell.
After which we'll look down from heaven,
smile and laugh while they writhe and yell.
At home with Our Lord, free of the poor,
how will we maintain delusions of grandeur?
