They stripped the beggar down to the bone

No one feels like singing in May
Hallelujah!
Perhaps only the birds and cherry blossoms
Why
Do we long for certainties
When we’ve all fallen
Into the same pit
Yesterday
One simple citizen
Wrote in his notebook
How much he paid the state this year in tax for:
A dog and five hens
A plot of land on the Moon
A church candle
A plastic trash bin
Pills for potency
Parisian salad
Personal scabies
A dream castle
A flower garage
His own tapeworm
Body temperature
Burnout
Blood sugar
And alcohol level
Lost hair
Lost illusions
Rose-colored glasses
After-effects of hernia
A baroque armchair
(converted to electric)