Mike Hauser Poet Rhyme

Diddly Squat

People often ask me
What it is I've got
That makes me so happy
When clearly others aren't

Then they tend to wonder
If I'm putting on a front
But when you want for nothing 
There's nothing that you want

Where everything I own and need
Could fit in a paper bag
Again there's nothing that I want
That I do not have

Which keeps it rather simple
Where no battles need be fought
When all I want or even own
Is nothing but Diddly Squat

There's a certain amount of freedom
That can't be denied
When everything you own in life
You carry by your side

And if by chance you lose it
It's not a case of do or die
Because the little stuff's not worth sweating
In the larger scope of life

With nothing here to cling to
But me, myself, and I
And a few essentials
I keep by my side

All I bring to the party
Is me, I'm the entire lot
Easy said and easy done
With nothing but Diddly Squat

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Elizabeth Kinch July 2, 2017 at 9:15 AM Absolutely brilliant Mike. People become too attached to material possessions. The simple life is the most enjoyable.

Cheryl Hoffman July 2, 2017 at 9:15 AM Clever and creative Mike!~Che :)

Heidi Sands July 2, 2017 at 7:27 AM What a great poem with a message Mike! :)