For long I’ve said
I live in Hope
but Hope’s no place to be –
it is a traveler’s destination,
full of pickpockets, bad restaurants, and
overpriced accommodation.
Why spend your life
window shopping for that great
World-to-Be?
You can’t afford the rent,
let alone the mortgage.
Enjoy the Moment;
eat in weekdays;
there’s always time
for a weekend away.