The suit
pillar of American exceptionalism
gentleman of gentlemen
understanding the true value of the human experience;
up before the sun, working long after she’s gone to sleep
dedicated to the father-knows-best desires of this nanny-state
forced to be angry, shrewd, flattering
saying being doing all that is expected
mask carved from the finest ivory
necessarily sacrificed because sacrifice is necessary
The suit spends his life fighting the good fight
so as to live his final years in prosperity and relaxation
content that the puzzle is completed, game won
and he is the winner of all destiny
So
if you see one at the bar
staring into the bottom of his empty glass
say a silent prayer for him
and please judge him not
He is the soldier of conformity for the safe society
the people desirably deserve
and he is a protector from the anarchy of us poets
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(written with pen on paper)
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