It’s been a long time coming
Years and years to be inexact
Like a herd of monkeys off my back
Or whatever you call a bunch of chimps;
I can finally lift my tired old head
And walk without looking for loose change;
I can stop adding my telephone number
To the “do not call” list weekly and so weakly;
I can stop shouting obscenities at those
Dastardly underpaid wimps who dare to
Call as if I am the sole source of their annoyances;
Oh to once again breathe polluted air
And worry about it killing me rather than
Those fiendish ones who do the polluting;
Time was when a man was measured by
The content of his character and not by
The contents in his pockets;
When evil was the things I do
And not those done to me;
To think I used to walk softly
While carrying a big stick;
Now I walk proudly and
Carry a big schtick;
Now I have found the
True meaning of life—
I am no longer one of your tired
Your poor your wretched refuse
Yearning to breathe free—
I am now one of your wretched free
Who refuses to eat refuse
For now I walk proudly among
Those few souls who can say
F*** you! I am out of debt
And my new net worth is
Zero.
I believe I have also reached that coveted zero mark. After all the checks and balances are in place, I'm nowhere better than where I was when I started.
Most people are in debt up to their ears. Gone are the days when people bought what they had the money for and could afford. Now the entire economy is based on what people want but cannot afford. Congratulations on having the zero account. That is quite the accomplishment in this day and age.
Like the newspaperman, you have reached a point in your life where you are able to say, "Dammit, I can't take anymore." It is a wonderful, freeing experience that I have achieved as well.
Let's keep punching holes in their logic/rhetoric and soon everyone will understand like we do!
Love it. You've captured what some of us wished we could express as well. Having lived through many a tax return dealing with 7 figure nightmares, I can attest to the peace your last 5 lines as in reach of all, but few will risk the grasping and holding on. Highly insightful write. More... more?
Deputy Dave Jenkins sets out to find the murderer of the local high school principal, aided by a voice from the grave that is sometimes helpful and sometimes misleading.
"Murder isn't usually this funny."
Amazon reviewer
Homer's Ill Iliad & Odd Sea Odyssey (420 pages) is an adult satire/parody rewrite of the classic stories of the 10 year Trojan War and of the 10 year adventure of Odysseus trying to return home to his native Ithaca.
Love ya!
Jane
Let's keep punching holes in their logic/rhetoric and soon everyone will understand like we do!
Ron