You want to save me
like a million bucks
you count my interest
a little more each day
like being patient pays

you can keep the change
and stuff that mattress
thick with forgetting
aimless digits
on broken back payments
and overdue statements


this space intentionally left blank
for official use only
not negotiable

because we're all a little non-profit
for poor or lonely
but at some point
everybody's owed their dues
and I don't think I can afford you.

07/13/2009

Posted on 07/13/2009
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