Past & Present

This is my Las Vegas Story.

Before I've arrived . . .

Professional,

Librarian,

UC Berkeley,

SUNY Buffalo,

This was me.

800 FICO Score,

A little house in suburbia,

A vacation home in Sin City,

A timeshare in Lake Tahoe,

Plenty of cash in the bank.

This was me.

Respected,

Love by community,

Role model to churro, chocolate, sweet rice & vanilla boys and girls,

This was me.

I have arrived . . .

Business man becomes delivery boy,

Librarians will not hire a leper boy,

Education becomes meaningless,

I think I'll burn my degrees.

This is me.

Afraid to look at FICO,

House and timeshare no more,

Vacation home becomes primary hole,

Cash is gone,

I think I'll cry.

This is me.

Disrespected,

Despise by professional class,

Family and friends secretly whisper, “What a shame,”

I think I've arrived to hell.

This is me.

What happen to me?

What have I become?

OH LORD, PLEASE SAVE ME.

This is my Las Vegas Story.