Donations

Donate to a worthy cause
And this is what’s in store – 
A feeling that you’ve done some good…
Until they ask for more.

For one donation’s not enough;
Requests will keep arriving
And soon the word gets out
That other groups you are depriving.

So charities you’ve never heard of
Send you their appeals
And though you toss them out, you really
Don’t like how that feels.

Your name’s not Gates or Buffett, though,
So it’s not really fair
To think that if you don’t respond
It means that you don’t care.

It’s nice to donate what you can
But not to every pitch,
For those requests should filter
To the really, really rich.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014


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Date: 6/23/2014 3:10:00 PM
Thank you for your donation to us needing this retort. But sadly it will probably come back with a bad report. It seems there are so many who want to help the poor. Too bad there's not a chain of stores where you can ask for more.
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Date: 6/20/2014 11:08:00 PM
I got carried away, I forgot to say I loved this poem! I was curious right off with the title!
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Date: 6/20/2014 11:07:00 PM
This is great, and yes you must be picky, if I could only have your number, can you contribute to the poor poet society?
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