Take
.
a
.
look
.
at
.
t
h
e
.
“trailer trash . . .”
–
–
–
.
.
.
w
h
o
–
–
–
embody
.
“trailer trash”
.
values . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
w
h
o
–
–
–
wear
.
“trailer trash”
.
clothes . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
w
h
o
–
–
–
dance
.
i
n
.
“trailer trash”
.
shoes . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
w
h
o
–
–
–
drive
.
“trailer trash”
.
cars
.
.
d
o
w
n
.
.
“trailer trash”
.
roads . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ never
accumulating
.
anything
.
o
f
.
substantial
.
value
.
t
o
.
show . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
Take
.
a
.
look
.
at
.
t
h
e
.
“trailer trash . . .”
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ well,
.
I
.
just
.
have
.
t
o
.
laugh . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
I
.
laugh . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
.
I
.
laugh . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
.
I
.
laugh . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
.
I
.
laugh . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
.
.
.
I
.
laugh . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
f
o
r
–
–
–
although,
.
that’s
.
a
l
l
.
in
.
t
h
e
.
past . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
I
.
know
.
those
.
t
h
a
t
.
have
.
“nothing,”
.
.
h
a
v
e
.
.
everything
.
t
o
.
give . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
those
.
going
.
“nowhere”
.
f
i
n
d
.
meaningful
.
reasons
.
t
o
.
live . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
any
.
t
i
m
e
.
I
.
l
o
o
k
.
back,
.
.
t
o
.
.
compare
.
m
y
.
new
.
life,
.
.
w
i
t
h
.
.
the
.
o
n
e
.
I
.
left
.
behind . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ compare
my
.
n
e
w
.
life
.
comprised
.
o
f
.
individual~istics
.
a
n
d
.
material~istics . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
ever
.
unable
.
t
o
.
decide,
–
–
which
.
t
o
.
sacrifice:
the
limelight
.
o
r
.
the
mine . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
the
limelight
.
o
r
.
the
mine . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
the
limelight
.
o
r
.
the
mine . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
the
limelight
.
o
r
.
the
mine . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
those
.
w
h
o
.
like
.
t
o
.
flaunt
.
t
h
e
.
latest
.
prize . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
o
r
–
–
–
hide
.
behind
.
a
.
dramatic
.
n
e
w
.
disguise . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
a
n
d
–
–
–
armor
.
themselves
.
i
n
.
porcelain
.
pride,
.
.
n
o
t
.
.
resistant
.
enough
.
t
o
.
survive,
.
.
even
.
a
.
five
.
foot
.
.
d
i
v
e
.
.
I
.
cannot
.
fathom
.
t
h
e
.
reasons
.
why . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
f
o
r
–
–
–
when
.
I
.
l
o
o
k
.
behind
.
to
.
a
l
l
.
the
.
places
.
I
.
h
a
v
e
.
been
.
i
n
.
my
.
life,
–
–
that’s
.
w
h
e
n
.
I
.
realize . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
i
t
–
–
–
was
.
n
o
t
.
bad . . .
–
–
–
.
.
.
~ it
really
.
w
a
s
.
not
.
b
a
d
.
being
.
“trailer trash.”
Reflection: This was a reflective-themed poem that I wrote back in August of 2001 in memory of the former, more meager life I left behind juxtaposed against newer, “better” life I was living and the assumptions, misconceptions, and judgments of people who surrounded me towards those living under poorer conditions – people like me in the earlier days of my life. This poem was written in honor of all of those wonderful people that I knew back in those poorer, but still pleasant times.