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I’d Be Bored Too Wouldn’t You?

The rich and their money,
the rich and their caviar.

The rich and their parties,
the rich and their friends.

The rich and their polo shirts,
the rich and their tennis
matches.

The rich and their trust funds,
the rich and their mansions.

The rich and their cars,
the rich and their speedboats.

The rich and their engagements,
the rich and their affairs.

The rich and their absolutes,
the rich and their lack of
commitment.

The rich and their art shows—
their art shows I attend.

It all makes me understand,
all the more clearly, why the Dazais
of the world drown, and the Sylvias
hang.

The noble will never
understand the belittled, or what
they find to be so beautiful.

And the belittled will only
understand the nobles after
they have all drowned.

Copyright © Alijah Rivers | Year Posted 2025