Friends For Rent
Friends For Rent
In nineteen fifty-nine, back in grade three
I was friendless, just too uncool
So, I came up with a plan to turn me
Into the most popular kid in school
Monday morning my mom gave me a quarter
To buy milk at school for five days
But I needed to disobey her order
Though I’d learned that crime never pays
I bought ten licorice Whips and five Pixie Stix
Before school at Mike’s Candy Store
Then I added ten Jawbreakers just for kicks
As I had a whole dime left for more
Before class on the playground, I gave my treasure away
To every kid in my grade, I could find
Even Jim the bully had good stuff to say
Finally, I had friends true and kind
With friends I was finally pleased and contented
But they hadn’t been bought, only briefly rented
Written 3/2/22
Copyright © Robert Gorelick | Year Posted 2022
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