Letter To the Taxman

LETTER   TO   THE    TAXMAN


We have to give too much in tax payment.               
I suppose you don’t  find it funny but  I meant
Taxes  in Texas  seems  like a double entendre,
Or suppose I signed myself  the Nevada  Evader.
Everybody’s in trouble because of tax  and you.
IOWA   may soon become known as   IOU,
Missouri may become the   OWE  ME   state.
When  DC  reaches for a statehood date
It’s nickname  should  be   PAY  ME. 
Now,  I know that nothing comes free 
But have patience with me please:
I want to pay you,  but it don’t grow on trees.
My savings box contains  nix-to-the-max.
Now, maybe a  sly  fox  could fix his return with a fax,
Or put a hex on your  lox, with his bad behavior  lax,
But I simply send you no money,  and  I want   pax. 
Please allow me deductions for my dress-code mix  -
Though wearing  a tux might vex the collector of  tax,
I might be simply seem a figure of wax.
P.S.  I like sex wearing six sox while playing the  sax.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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Brown Avatar
February 22, 2011 at 10:45 AM
Congratulations on your win Sydney in Carolyn Devonshire's contest "Taxing Times". Love, Carol
Calhoun Avatar
February 4, 2011 at 3:58 PM
Hi Sydney - Congratulations on your WIN in Carolyn's contest! Best wishes, KC
Fraser Avatar
February 4, 2011 at 12:12 PM
Many congratulations Sydney on your win in Carolyn's contest....:)
Mehta Avatar
February 3, 2011 at 4:58 PM
Con bgratulations on the second place win in the contest, Sydney
Freeman Avatar
February 3, 2011 at 11:22 AM
Sydney good to see your poem honored in the second place. Agape, Moses
Dietrich Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 10:54 PM
You sure love those rhymes! Some funny stuff in your lines here. Congratulations to you. LUv, Andrea
Pettit Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 6:40 PM
This is one of the more witty poems I've seen on this site since I first entered about six weeks ago. Congratulations on your win in Carolyn's contest.
Johnson Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 4:15 PM
Congratulations on your win. Joyce
Dufresne Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 2:36 PM
oh man...that last line is probably gonna cost you big time with the IRS. Congrats to you Joe
Taylor Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 1:40 PM
Congrats on your very funny well deserved win, Syd. Nice going. Ralph
Roberts Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 12:52 PM
very funny entry , congrats on your win in the contest
Devonshire Avatar
February 2, 2011 at 12:46 PM
The nicknames you came up with for the states and DC were hysterically funny, Syd. Congratulations on your second-place win. The competition was very strong, so take pride in your accomplishment! Love, Carolyn
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January 31, 2011 at 5:02 PM
Ha-ha. I think DC should be called the Pay Me state, even if it's not a state now. All the other states will be IOUs or OWE ME states. Very funny Sydney. Good luck in the contest, Diane
Devonshire Avatar
January 30, 2011 at 1:27 PM
:) Thanks for supporting the contest, Sydney! Love you, Carolyn
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