A man sits on his couch at home after work. A man who is in the buckets, or poverty as some would say, and works day to day, paycheck to paycheck. His wife sits in the other room suffering from her disease; a disease that tears at the seams of their relationship.

He sits on his couch in his smoke filled living room, listening to the evening news. His eyes squint from the smoke and the pain of years before.

“The DOW closes at a record high today,” the television says.

He sits on his couch in his meager home, motionless, posed with a blank stare. His mind is at idle. This news of the rich men getting richer while he continues to struggle doesn’t interest him. The rich man’s agenda is at full press while his is still at rest.

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