i am, YOU AREN'T

VI

i still got no class today
father went to his job
in the cannery
near the fish port
just west of this city
YOU HATE HIM, DON’T YOU?
while mother just stays in the house
YOU HATE HER, DON’T YOU?
my grandma and grandpa also lives here
YOU HATE THEM, DON’T YOU?
i have a younger brother
AND YOU ABSOLUTELY HATE HIM, DON’T YOU?
i treasure my family
i’ll do anything just to keep them safe
TRYING TO BE A GOOD SON,EH?
we don’t have the riches of the seven seas
we thrive upon slaves’ mud
we consume the dusts of the ones on top
but despite all of that
we are happy