I could pity the rich Just as much as I would envy But the poor were always ahead in my mind Not in a glamorous way But in the raw intensity of their experience And no matter how much money You threw at things or experiences Nothing could beat the Exasperation and Desperation of panic When you have no other choices And then there was me Seeing both through different Groups of friends Drifting like a **** who won't fit in the right pipe No matter how much you try to flush it In the end we all need the toilet Even if one is shiny While the rest fall apart