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Their Power To Steal

The charlatans bankrupted
his checking account,
but his love was not overdrawn

Each check that he wrote,
each choice that he made,
trading ingots for righting a wrong

With credit denied
and spirit affirmed,
he continued to endorse what was real

Until bankers and lawyers
destroyed with one stroke,
his wishes—their power to steal

(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2017)

Copyright © | Year Posted 2019




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Date: 8/15/2019 4:03:00 PM
I can totally relate. Lovely penning, Kurt.
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Kurt Philip Behm
Date: 8/15/2019 4:25:00 PM
Thanks LG

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