Eviction

There are bills to pay, Landlord says.

I have property taxes.

I, too, have family and responsibilities

So…

First of the month

Rent is due.

Sir

Ma’am

It

I'm living on Chef-boy-ar-dee shit

I run rusty water to shower

I have paint peeling

I need repairs

I am but a renter

With no job

Been laid off

Unemployment Insurance has run out

Sir

Ma’am

It

Humanity wasn’t designed this way

Whether by your God

Or my doG

We are victims like you

There must be a way to work this out

Yes?

No?

Don’t tell me you don’t have a fall-back

Don’t ask if I do

Extend, extend, extend

You think others will pick up this dump with your fancy door to rent?

That wasn’t nice

My apologies

We appreciate your cooperation

Extend, extend, extend

We’re not deadbeats

Even though the MAN in the big White House

Likes to portray us that way

Perhaps that’s why he maligns the military dead

As “losers” too

We’ve always paid our rent on time before the virus

Why now

You are treating us like “losers”?

You know we’re not

You know that…

Sir