A Letter of Understanding

A letter of Understanding A memo from my boss Just days gone by, it read I ask, understand, the economy is under I got to cut a piece from your pay Understand Then a letter from the landlord Undersigned by the lawyer Understand, it starts The market is under I got to raise the rent Understand The electric bill is funny But the water bill is funnier The both blame the rain that takes long to come And when it comes it’s too much to bear So understand the slight change for now Understand Not that the fare was fair I fear there’s something to understand It is fueled by fuel So, just a little more is fair Understand My house help Has looked at me She is wondering if I really understand Where she stands I understand, the economy stinks Now in my hands’ a letter today From my baby’s school, another from the Nanny Nursing home Will my child understand why I don’t want to open the letters? And my pregnant wife Will she understand why I want her to delay the pangs? Or will I understand