Tax deadline neared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What remained of<\/p>\n\n\n\n
doddering Uncle Sam<\/p>\n\n\n\n
crawled to collect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Statue of Liberty<\/p>\n\n\n\n
stood on a sidewalk,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
wearing a sandwich board sign<\/p>\n\n\n\n
advertising a tax special courtesy<\/p>\n\n\n\n
of a chain preparer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I saw Lady Liberty’s face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a man,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
sunglasses and loafers,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a Coos Bay homeless man,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
smiling, waving the torch<\/p>\n\n\n\n
with panache.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He looked high<\/p>\n\n\n\n
but at least not vacant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The tax preparer had hired him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lady Liberty had a job!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Paid in cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
9 to 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Standing all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even in rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A huddled mass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Coffee and corn dogs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
delivered by a homeless buddy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How that rogue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
handshake hiring<\/p>\n\n\n\n
came to be<\/p>\n\n\n\n
reveals the secret formula<\/p>\n\n\n\n
to solve homelessness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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