Overdraft Poems

Confucius 551 BC-479 BC

...Wise man say, “No laugh up sleeve, while wear heart on same.
For misconstrued may be, lose heart's desire, passion's flame.”

Happy dentist say, when at chair, always looking down in mouth,
“If t...

Incessant flagellation no longer torments nor assails psyche of mine

...Incessant flagellation no longer torments nor assails psyche of mine...

until courtesy amazing grace interceded
in the doggone guise 
of Canis lupus familiaris
unwittingly timely deliverance
v...

Grapples In Life

...Life is fascinating all the time
Your good aura saves the day bright
Like the dawn dispels the darkness
Each of us is radiant when we smile.

Sadness makes our heart pure
Move out old tears to ...

Offline

...
Dear Temporary Bliss,

I Sense a Shift Amidst
When I No Longer Crave Your Embrace or Your Kiss
Reaching For The High Hanging Fruit
Wet Behind The Ears, "Know It All" Youth
Suspicion Birthed B...

Let's Rob the Bank

...Let’s Rob the Bank

Let’s rob the bank
Take all our money
And the overdraft
Go somewhere sunny
Let’s rob the bank
Escape the monotony
Worry about nothing
Eat bread and honey
Let’s rob the b...

Its Never Enough For Me

...It's never enough for me,
In this terrible deficit I dwell,
Lost in an overdraft of desires,
Reaching out repeatedly,
Yet forever tethered to you.

Where does this neediness arise?
An inquiry ...

Beware the Ides of March

...Threat? "Julius, cool your jets."
an ides of March overdraft.
The day to settle one’s debts -
when sixty "friends" gave Caesar the shaft.

March 5, 2022

contest:  MARCH IN
sponsor: Andrea Di...

Government Largesse Courtesy Uncle Sam

...(Tidbit of trivia: associated with 
businessman from Troy, New York, 
Samuel Wilson, known affectionately 
as “Uncle Sam” Wilson. The barrels 
of beef that he supplied the army 
during  War of 1...

Austerity

...Dynasties of greed and its economic policies,
political discourse and its perpetual odysseys.
Deficits through poor implementation,
voted promises and false trust revocation.
Borrowed capital and...

Mixed Pickles

...Mike had an overdraft that put him in a pickle
He wasn't worth a dime not even a nickel
He would be the first to say when he got his pay
He went out to play
He loved playing cards, he mostly lost...

In Tinsel Time

...In tinsel time the bells do chime. 
We deck the halls and shopping malls
with plastic bough and holly wreath. 
The conjured tricks that lie beneath 
the plastic magic make-believe 
pull cheap tr...

Overdraft Finds Me Chill and Off Balance

...Penuriousness long did acquaint
yours truly, who feels loath
to lodge complaint
regarding series of unfortunate events
(Lemony Snicket be damned)
imposed monetary constraint,

now aghast with ...

Wise Gig

...If you fortune a tangent,
You’ll get a stash,
A rill of crescents pageant,
Old and holding the gash.

Perception not able,
The dynamo dies in the land,
Normal cable to stable,
The bearings of...

Overdraft Paralyzing Sucker Punch

...White as a sheet ghostly color,
sans countenance of mine
impossible to differentiate between
Lenovo external screen background
myopia no deterrent as jaw slackened
upon Citizens Bank notificatio...

Ashes To Ashes

...ASHES TO ASHES


If all of me sums up a to a pile of smoldered ash... 
Then all of me could fit into a glass; 
If that's all I amount to on this earth,
 I pray my soul finds everlasting worth.
...

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