Chaotic Cousins

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Oh no...I see her number on the screen!
I didn't answer calls from her last week.
One hundred miles away, cousin Colleen...
I know just what she wants! I want to shriek!

A month ago she asked our cousin Sue
if she thought I would lend some funds to her,
and Sue told her she didn't know, pursue
by calling me direct...what she'd prefer.

So now the answer's left to me alone.
Sue knew that this request would never fly.
I wish she'd told Colleen on that darn phone
my answer would be no, and she'd know why!

You see, cousin Colleen is known for crime
of begging money from a cousin-kin
and never paying back a single dime!
She's nice...this just might be her only sin.

Dear cousin Sue was hit hard just last year
and should have told Colleen, firmly and loud,
to never bother me!  It's very clear
scamming another cousin's not allowed!

Now what to do with cousin Colleen's mess...
next time, pick up that phone...or let it ring?
I know...with my soft heart, I must confess...
...most likely I will help...absorb the sting.


May 26, 2016

~HM~
Contest: $
Sponsor: Anthony Biaanco
Judged: 06/22/2021

Actually...partly based on truth!

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