| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Charles E Minshall on 10/12/08 at 06:51 PM Well done Mike. Glad to see your muse is back.
.......CharMin |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 10/12/08 at 07:46 PM I believe a lot of people can relate to this poem! Excellent message given in an excellent manner! |
| Posted by Nicole D Gregory on 10/12/08 at 07:54 PM I L O V E T H I S!!!! It is a masterpiece and rings true to all who have ever seen the plight of the apprentice trapeze artist with no net. I wish I had framed my zero balance statements... I wanted no reminders of my past stupidity and used my shredder as a cleanser. Bravo sir! ~N |
| Posted by Alison McKenzie on 10/13/08 at 03:03 AM YAY!!!! |
| Posted by Kristina Woodhill on 10/13/08 at 04:47 PM Great poem! No better testimony than from one who has been there, and more importantly made it out alive. |
| Posted by David Garner on 10/14/08 at 01:26 AM Wonderful rhythm and simple rhyme make this read fly by. Totally engaging. And climactic. I love the way you resolved your money issues and your poem. Inspiring! |
| Posted by Tony Whitaker on 10/14/08 at 02:47 AM What a wonderful well-timed, well-tuned piece. My wife and I will be debt-free when our house is sold in America at the end of this month. This is such a great feeling. So your words are going into my favorites..Thank you for sharing. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/14/08 at 04:38 PM LOL! Well stated Mike. All too many of this including myself have had to learn this lesson the hard way. Congrats also on the zero balance. :o) |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 10/14/08 at 04:39 PM Oops! That should have been all too many of "us." |
| Posted by Meghan Helmich on 01/29/09 at 06:15 PM awesome! way to keep up with the meter and rhythm, too. i'm $74k in debt because of student loans. i know it will take me longer than 3 years...it already has lol |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/12/09 at 01:02 PM GREAT write. So many people, both young and old charge, charge, charge and don't realize ho much they are spending. Can i send this to my kid???? |
| Posted by Clara Mae Gregory on 05/09/09 at 03:39 PM I have thoroughly enjoyed this very well written poem. Thanks for creating it! Going in my favorites. :) |
| Posted by Glenn Currier on 11/30/09 at 05:31 PM Gees, I can sooooo relate. I like the mixture of humility and pride in this poem. Just to admit my stupidity is a good first step. The rhymes speak your sense of humor and ability to stand back from tragedy. And your description of the "hitting bottom" moment was excellent. Thanks. |
| Posted by Mo Couts on 06/29/11 at 01:38 AM Congrats on being debt free and yay for you!!! |
| Posted by Mary Ellen Smith on 09/30/13 at 03:43 PM Missed this one in 08, but loving it in 2013...a good lesson in any year. |
