Ode To the Unemployed

The dollar store around the block, I didn’t have a buck McDonalds had a happy meal , I was out of luck The ATM was putting out, my PIN was incorrect My bank account was overdrawn, I couldn’t write a check My car was running empty and my credit card declined VISA called and left a message wanting to remind The unemployment office said I’m ineligible to receive The resumes that I sent last week no one will ever read The doctor’s office said to me I am uninsured The treatment that’s required, you cannot afford My FICO score is falling, I cannot get a loan I cannot pay the mortgage, and soon won’t have a home My stomach is so hungry, it’s waiting for a meal The dumpster is in lockdown, I cannot break the seal The lottery that I didn’t win, The slot machine was cold The metal detector’s on the brink, I can’t find any gold The foodbank was depleted, the soup kitchen was closed The shelter overloaded, the sidewalk overflowed Comcast just around the block, I could not connect K-Mart on the boulevard, they had no respect Walmart down the corner, I wasn’t qualified Starbucks full of young adults, middle aged need not apply The hotel was hiring housekeepers, bilingual I was not Hooter’s at the strip mall, I didn’t have a shot