Debt Service

What makes you think
you can mortgage a heartache

What makes you think
your payment’s unique

What makes you think
your indebtedness special

What makes you think
—you can leverage the pain

(Dreamsleep: March, 2021)
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Koplin Avatar
March 9, 2021 at 8:13 AM
Very thought provoking!
Behm Avatar
March 9, 2021 at 9:36 AM
Thanks Mark.
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