If It Ain'T a Dollar
Overheard outside the store,
Mother to her son,
"If it ain't a dollar..."
That's the sentence she'd begun.
You can figure out the rest,
Knowing what would fit -
"If it ain't a dollar, well,
Then you're not gettin' it."
Was the kid upset? No way;
He'd heard that line before.
He shrugged and went to check it out
Inside the dollar store.
I guess in this economy,
There'd be no risk in bettin'
That many things for lots of bucks
A lot of kids ain't gettin'.
Copyright © Ilene Bauer | Year Posted 2019
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