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Stratifying the Stress (Lyric) by Russell
You rue the red in stop-signs,
say it jolts your worldview,
yet salivate when that same red
rolls by with white and blue.
You loathe when I go bingeing,
say my whiskyâs not the best.
But Christ, what I would give to see
your Ritalin take a rest!
You race your soccer star to games
in a galloping SUV,
then deign to give my son the reins
to wax it for a fee.
My daughterâs just turned hooker
while your darlingâs on some quest.
If zip codeâs proof of pedigree,
why crank out family crest?
My means are fast diminishing,
while yours just jog on through.
Itâs clearly more than shock and awe
that alienates us two.
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