a good thief needs a good plan
especially
when
when
thieving is the difference
between
food & clothing
or
hungry & cold
a good thief needs a good conscience
so utterly convinced of the justice
of
necessity
she can , without guile or shame, load a space - heater and a mini -fridge
into
a
shopping cart
and, with an industriousness bordering on sincerity,
push that cart
past the checkouts
through
silent
sliding
doors
a good thief needs a good memory
so she doesn't arrive at meetings, conversations
or
work
wearing clothes that other people don't realize they have
lost
hungry & cold
a good thief needs a good conscience
so utterly convinced of the justice
of
necessity
she can , without guile or shame, load a space - heater and a mini -fridge
into
a
shopping cart
and, with an industriousness bordering on sincerity,
push that cart
past the checkouts
through
silent
sliding
doors
a good thief needs a good memory
so she doesn't arrive at meetings, conversations
or
work
wearing clothes that other people don't realize they have
lost
a good thief needs a good story
because
every day life
is
often
often
not
believable
i'd love to say that i have no idea where this one came from, but i do...
ReplyDeleteand, strangely, Emily Dickinson's poem felt like it was connected.... here it is:
The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy
Love what this alludes to... perhaps a perverse corollary to Dylan's "to live outside the law you must be honest"
ReplyDeleteHad a good snigger at the arriving at meetings in stolen clothes - I bet half of the world's middle managers could be labelled as clothes thieves - or maybe horse thieves :D
So sorry. I came by this morning BEFORE coffee and read this. I will admit, I love the words, and the images in my mind having read them, but my dumb ass just can't think of one damned significant comment. I love your spirit and what you write. I just sometimes am unable to expound on it.
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