Somewhere

Somewhere is a human in the tourist trade

Who smiles blandly, stares daggers into backs turned

In denial of paying a living wage

Somewhere work is viewed as fair trade

And tax loopholes don’t translate vacations

Into a business expense

Somewhere those who don’t pay taxes

Are incarcerated in the same gulag prisons

That poor thieves go for vacations

Somewhere a patron’s cup isn’t half empty

Demanding more, more, more

Somewhere condescension isn’t tolerated

And every business has a sign that reads

No Kindness, No Respect, No Service

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