Making Agonizing Choices

Making Agonizing Choices By Elton Camp It’s a fact about which many are unaware But there are millions of examples out there Old people who aren’t able to hold a job But struggle not to let it their dignity rob Long ago gone is their modest nest egg And they’d rather die than have to beg Their Social Security checks are too small Much they need, they can’t afford at all They must decide how their funds are spent Shall it be for food or should I pay the rent And medical care they are forced to forgo To pay the cost, they don’t have the dough In winter to stay in bed by night and day Since for a high heating bill they can’t pay Meat once in a while they would find nice But they must get by with beans and rice No hope of better can most of them see Until death mercifully sets them free