tries to imagine
other mayors’ problems
tries to imagine
other mayors’ budgets
weeps frustration
how will he ever
claim leadership
with problems like he has
one ne’er-do-well
a dozen meds a day
never disorderly
the mayor curses
throws away his newspaper
paces his tiny office
kicks his wastebasket
kicks his standing lamp
plunges his office into darkness
remembers
he has no janitor
to repair his mess
weeps
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