government cheese changed me

the used to help pass out the government cheese

i was asked to help

i learned some people help because they want pats on the back

i learned that some Americans will spend half a day to get five pounds of cheese so that they might have something to eat at the end of the week

i learned that those who complain the most are not the ones with the most need

i learned that certain aspects of this land of plenty sucks

i learned that trying to cure the disease is more important than just treating the symptoms but to still treat the symptoms if that's the best you can do at the moment

i learned not to look into certain people's eyes so that i can avoid seeing brokenness and despair

i learned sometimes i need to look