I inspected the train for anyone I might prefer sitting near
Good looking or poor
Those are the qualifiers
No rich or middle class
Rich people can't quite slum like commuters
They shift and adjust
Middle class folks curl their lip
Curse and sneer
Pretty people
Live with a dangerously easy edge
But usually smell nice
Poor people have bad breath
A grueling train ride
But the most natural to sit with
And usually the most polite
Rich people can also have bad breath
I've smelled it
But for the most part
They get that fixed
At any cost
Then there's people you know
And who wants to ride the train with them
--
8.29.07
Good looking or poor
Those are the qualifiers
No rich or middle class
Rich people can't quite slum like commuters
They shift and adjust
Middle class folks curl their lip
Curse and sneer
Pretty people
Live with a dangerously easy edge
But usually smell nice
Poor people have bad breath
A grueling train ride
But the most natural to sit with
And usually the most polite
Rich people can also have bad breath
I've smelled it
But for the most part
They get that fixed
At any cost
Then there's people you know
And who wants to ride the train with them
--
8.29.07
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