09/15/2024 "The Final Ask"

Inside the
portrait gallery,
are all the
wrong faces.
My friends
didn't make the cut.

Don't they deserve
a piece of tin too?

I grew up,
hoping for this day:
a leisurely stroll.
I just want
to be paid,
in the most
agreeable way.

You know
what I mean?

The final ribbon,
cut,
lands at my feet.

Ask for my name:
investor,
outside the frame;
oil,
inside the paints.

You know
what I mean?

So mean.


_________
Ally F.V.