he gets on the streetcar
barely able to walk

his jeans are tattered
his life is torn

his shirt smells like whiskey
and his pants like urine

and his socks are wet from
the puddles beneath the holes in his shoes

and he doesn't have enough
change to ride the streetcar

but he gets on anyways
hoping that today the driver
won't be a prick

but what do you know?
today is the day we celebrate
independence and peace

and the driver doesn't care
cuz he's getting paid double
to work a holiday

and the lost little man is just
trying to find his way home

where ever that may be

but i guess he'll have to walk
because we don't give any breaks
in this world.

even on a holiday.

© froG_pRinceSs 1999

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