privileged

a co-worker wheeled a deal with a tourist family
in a surf shop we dare to call "local"
it isn't local when tourist demographics on our computers are rising
and the local demographics are dwindling
locals don't have money to pay inflated prices
for goods we make better use of than any tourist

this family had a son deciding whether to rock
von zippers or oakley's
and after about 10 minutes of trying on the two
he remembered that he didn't have to decide between the two
it must be nice to suddenly remember
that money isn't an issue
and only the lack of heart is
but you can't know you lack heart
when you don't have a brain to tell you in the first place

all you need to do is boss around the sales associate
demanding another hard case for you oakley's
because god forbid that they get smashed in your luggage
on the way back to your beautiful estate in LA
complete with a pool
mexican grounds keepers
and pristine white walls