now but not
always the case
fallen from grace
basket case more likely
yet after it all
each round, each fall
seems somehow to pan out
and flouting the odds
turn out alright
and what the key?
surely not me
but some kind of desperate
unshakeable faith
that somehow
attracts a higher grace
that respecting the weak
gives leg up to
those the world freaks
out at
disposing of quietly
turning away
with nothing said
its those who stand in good
stead
with some deeper, wider
older wisdom
that doesn't respect schism
between rich and poor
but rather's a power
standing in wait
at each poor heart's door
