SCARCITY SCAT
Incline your ear
Can you hear
The ratta tat tat
Of the scarcity scat
A boom a loom loom
Feel the rhythm of doom and gloom
Tether the skin within
To the musical tune
Honeymoon feelings thrive
With the abundance of jive
Relief is present in the pheasant
Kings have prepared, aromatic and pleasant
The wanning begins into a drop
Feelings sing, loudly, no more time to shop
Defenses rise and even push
To feel the robber in the bush
The crescendo tops the mountain
The edge of existence, plunged into the fountain
The fall is deep, leaving all you wanted to keep
Water of guilt and shame engulfed by the leap
Ah...but the beginning comes again
We will forget about the end
Jiving to the thriving beat of violence
Scarcity's heart emulating the unaliving
...of LOVE
Written by Trudy Schrader on 10-04-2026
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