she said, ‘damn the rich’
with a twitch of her nose
a stitch ripped from the slip ‘neath her clothes

‘damn the rich, the lovely
the jaded, damn all the girls
whose best days have faded’

she said, ‘damn the rich’
with a tear on her finger
a curse on her fear as she wallowed it lingered

‘damn the rich, the needless
the means,  damn all the boys
who wink in tight jeans

she said ‘damn the rich’
with a sighed loss of breath
a blessing for daddy, so close to death

‘damn the rich, the hurtful
the cruel,  damn all the puppies
damn the whole world

she said, ‘damn the rich’
but she don’t mean a thing
ignore the damned chick, watch the wren sing