Is the price of inflation
so bad that two dollars
is not enough for a bottled water?
Taxes and deposits
increase the price
until your money is gone.
Spent and drained
no one is immune to prices
going up and up.
When it is
your last two dollars
you learn the value of money the hard way.
Wrapped up by love.
The warmth of another.
Contentment with the world.
and the threat of falling asleep.
All is better
when you are snuggled up against
someone who loves you!
My Energy is gone?
Where did it go?
I don’t understand.
I have things to do.
Places to go
and People to see.
I need my limbs to work.
Uh oh I think the brain
is about to malfunction…
Where this came from
I don’t know
It took my by surprise.
A pleasant surprise?
I’ll let you know
when I’m done!
Small apartment.
Twelve or
Fifteen kids.
Cats.
Six of them.
The overwhelming desire
of needing to get out of there!
I am in the wrong job.
I need the money.
But I am getting by.
My life is comfortable.
I have the time to focus.
on little things if I wish.
So why am I so scared
of looking for another job?
Excuses pile up each time
I broach the subject.
My confidence is weak
and so I cannot find
the energy needed to look.
Am I stuck here?
Or will I continue to whine
until my circumstances
force me to change?
I was given it
for a reason.
Save it and not use it
means I am wasting it.
Let it sit around
and all it does
is look pretty.
So use the bonus!
Spend it on yourself!
Is this appropriate?
Do you think it will be liked?
I don’t know if I should buy this?
Will I have enough?
Are you wanting it?
I think I like it?
Will it make a difference?
If you don’t know – don’t get it!
Stopped and watching the vehicles pass.
A short screech of tires behind
warn of the impending disaster.
A lurch as the van jumps forward.
The other vehicle can not stop
or swerve as the van is pushed into the traffic.
It does not matter who is at fault
when the soul flies from this Earth.
Puns can be fishy things
They scare the carp out of some
Pike yourself a good one
and you’ll sing a different tuna
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