To a Rich Young Man
You wear a silken undervest and hose
And all your garments are immaculate.
No care disturbs your leisurely estate
When you are cushioned softly for repose
In a fair chamber kept by her deft hand,
Which, you assume, God made to cleanse your room—
The hand of servitude, of mop and broom,
Of consecration to a boy's demand!
You have no purpose but to find some way
To entertain an idle mind all day
At golf or with the decorated few.
And yet, you are a man, to outward view!
A man—while women labor everywhere,
And you do naught for life but blink and stare!
And all your garments are immaculate.
No care disturbs your leisurely estate
When you are cushioned softly for repose
In a fair chamber kept by her deft hand,
Which, you assume, God made to cleanse your room—
The hand of servitude, of mop and broom,
Of consecration to a boy's demand!
You have no purpose but to find some way
To entertain an idle mind all day
At golf or with the decorated few.
And yet, you are a man, to outward view!
A man—while women labor everywhere,
And you do naught for life but blink and stare!
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