Near my parent's house a federal fugitive was being pursued 
The full law enforcement carnival: Police, SWAT, FBI 
They shut down the neighborhood 
The day after the reporters move in like vultures 
They interview many residents 
My father one of them 
An intellectual blue collar man 
I have watched many hours of national geographic with him 
We philosophize often 
I respect and love him greatly 
The reporters asked him several questions 
Come airtime they show only part of one answer 
They asked his thoughts of the criminal returning 
"If I were him I would not want to come back here" 
They drop the emphasis on "If I were him" 
The neighborhood is quiet safe suburbia 
On television it is crime ridden 
This is reporting? 

I have been talking to

My two year anniversary at my job just past 
Went drinking to celebrate 
Was drunk for about thirty minutes 
Then my tummy hurt for hours 
Oh well 
But it occurs to me 
What is two years? 
If this was a true blue collar job that would be nothing 
But it's high tech 
The average burn out is 18 months 
And I am ambitious 
My parents measure their jobs in decades 
I prefer months 

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