Dental Plan

I got a badge
I got a plan
I got a smile for the quarterly stand

Julian from Jersey with the paper-thin frame
Works social for a wellness brand with a hope-based name
Makes little slide decks saying people come first
Then crops fake team joy while his rent gets worse

Boss got a mug saying rise and lead
Says pain needs a caption and a cleaner feed
He nod like a pro with his blue-light face
Then eats gas-station almonds in a coworking space

I got a dental plan
A decent score
I thought that might make somebody want me more
I got clean sneakers and a calm headshot
I am employable
Desired, not

He talk real soft in expensive bars
Like maybe he was built for adult love after all
One girl said she liked a man with emotional range
Then spent one whole hour talking moon signs and change

She looked at his chart from the light of her phone
Said"You seem kind, but your Mars feels wrong"
He paid for the drinks, took the train back south
With peppermint shame and a dry little mouth

I got a dental plan
A decent score
I thought that might make somebody want me more
I got clean sneakers and a calm headshot
I am employable
Desired, not

At home he folds tomorrow with his work polo shirt
Tells his mirror, steady wins, though steady still hurts