Below Society's Line of Financially Successful Demarcation
Considered fiscally responsible by many observers
Superb credit score that makes stores eager to raise credit limit
Worked hard to make mortgage and tax payments regularly
Told by a member of the upper echelon that you're still poor
In their eyes and will never be in the same baseball team as them
Will never be able to party with the Manhattan or DC elite
Never to be featured on one of Real Housewives shows
Thankfully, that last one considered a blessing in disguise
Terrified of exposing those stomach churning fears of routine
Embarrassed about just being ordinary member of the Cleavers
Resentful of those who appear to have gained membership into less than 1%
Into the exclusive club of overachievers and geniuses
They'll never have to be afraid of unemployment
Anger knows no bounds when it comes to the stress of paying monthly bills
A bleeding pulsating ulcer corroding what's left of the joy
And faith that they're still some good people in high and regular civilization
Been given third degree burns one too many times
Opened the front door to my heart to those who destroyed it
With a machete or chainsaw to mangle what's left
Don't know how many more times it can survive such damage
Aetna can only cover so many reconstructive surgeries
Lost too many PTO days towards this
Latest promotion shot down due to poor attendance and behavior
Need to shape up or ship out
Embracing the suction power of latest money pit
Looking out for number one now
Forget about everyone else; cheaper that way.
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Its taken me all my life to "get it" that to survive let alone live you do need to help yourself first. Now I mean that in a healthy self preservering way not in a injurious frenzy of "take all". We were given two arms. One to help ourselves and the other to help others where we can.
Its not about tricking people. Its improving our ability to negotiate and initiate. Together with coming to terms to what we can do here and what we cannot.
Why do you need to be in the 1%?
What in the hell would you do with all that money? Waste it on egocentricities? My conscience wouldn't allow me to do that. What about you?
