Stacked Against

I can't win
I tried to get famous
I attempted to borrow a copy of
The Best American Poetry 2007
And the Poet's Market 2007
Only
The lady at the desk
Told me
My library card expired in February
And I owed fifty cents
The fifty cents she allowed me to pay
But the books would have to stay
Until I rectified the situation
With my native branch
Which is to say
I will not be getting famous
Today
--
5.13.08