A poem written while watching 'Orange Grove'

A POEM FOR THE OG.....Not to be confused with Original Gansta....

Charity in
Chosen places.
Love in paid-
for faces.
Life lived with compromise.
Humility left behind
the mannequin's eyes.
Making due without
what we most need,
If guaranteed a profit,
They will do the deed,
Face behind the mask
turns out to be
another mask,
Time has come to
change space,
No reason to ask......

orig. written 1/22/05