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Recorded Reading (1:05):

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/26fbau99hvlbud6lrsqlk/A-Little-Class.m4a?rlkey=kfj1x3gb8s7qxuxdyapeiodno&st=57mnjyp1&dl=0

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A Little Class

How often has it happened
I’ve remedied the lack
Of some trash space’s stewardship,
Only to have to give it back?

How often have gifts which have been
In charity bestowed,
When my care had made them good
And beautifully glowed,

Made to an excuse be
For denigration, on the score
That obviously priv’ledged I
Took from whom required them more?

Because I paint, glue and repair
The cast-offs of society
Until they from expensive products
Indistinguishable be

Because there is a little grace
In what I speak and wear
Especially when with
Overpriced ugliness compare

Because I go in beauty
Does not mean I wealth amass
It only means one simple thing —
I have a little class

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