He was raised
at the periphery
of privilege.
The groundskeeper’s son.
Companion to billionaire children,
with access to luxury
but not ownership.
Tennis court
Olympic pool
Riding stable.
He grew to resent
the fine things he could use
so long as he always
came in second.
Despising especially
the well-manicured lawns
that defined
his father’s servitude.
With Resistance 