Thursday, April 8, 2010

percentages

mileage plus miles
and
an 18 percent tip
calculated on a
touch screen
a text message from
google
telling me im lost
college loans
automatically withdrawn
a list of secret passwords
hacked into
internet bill
increased by 20%
again last month
excel file budget
i spent too much
categories
of where my heart
should be
formulas for how i
should feel
at the end of each month
20% to food
20% to clothing
20% to the pharmacy
percentages of my need
as a median human
from this neighborhood
and with that job
if I do these percentages
if I manage success
then I can stop working
some time
and begin to rest
at a time when I am
too tired to rest
anyhow

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