It's not any great tragedy but the mundane, the quotidian, which taxes me: haircuts, shaving, the mowing of lawns; leaf-raking, tooth-brushing, driving to work; taking out the garbage, matching socks; flossing, timesheets, getting gas for the car....
I long to be forced to flee at night, all wits and energy required just to survive.
Hear Lucius/Jerry read the poem: humanist-art.org/old-site/audio/SoF_078_taxes.MP3 .