u could be living in Paradise
if only you could afford it;
u could be in love
right now if only u had the girl;
u could be a billionaire
if only u had a
few billion; Paradise
is a place where everything
is free or at least already paid for
w/out catches; love
is something that comes
& goes like the wind through
the back screen door;
Paradise is forever & money
comes in & goes out
like sand, death & taxes;
washed out to sea one day,
vanished & mute the next
& on the third day render
to Caesar what is Caesar's
& u are Caesar & live
in a palace & u are not safe
but for the secret police
whose former agents are all
undercover freelancers now;
Paradise is beauty queens,
first ladies & sovereigns;
war a science she resembles