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Still surviving, but just barely...
by Ed Matlack → (All Poetry by Ed Matlack)
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A place I have to live,
And a car to drive,
But with re-registering the car,
Then re-insuring it,
I won't much longer be driving in NJ...


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My car insurance & registration due,

My cell phone is two months behind,

My cable/internet two months in debt,

My propane low, not long before I turn blue…

 

For now any job would do,

On my knees am I to beg,

Will work for money, food or a turkey leg,

I have never been down this low,

Five dollars in my pocket,

To save gas I have to drive slow…

 

I apologize to you for this whine,

But as you can see I still have my land yacht,

A place to live is better than nothing,

Or should I call my car a tank or better yet an airline…


Enough for this little pouting time,

At least for now I still got a place to rhyme,

My electricity is pretty good,

So with that I am somewhat warm,

I am sorry that here in the end I somewhat deform,

Dropping down to the dregs of whiner in form…

 

 


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 Reviews of "Still surviving, but just barely..."
Reviewed by Paul Berube
Reviewed on February 27, 2013
Praying for a blessing to be sent your way, Ed. In the meantime, hang in there.

Reviewed by Vivian Dawson
Reviewed on February 26, 2013
I too pray that blessings of
abundance will come real soon!!


Lady Vivian

Reviewed by D. Vegas (Reader)
Reviewed on February 25, 2013
I will talk to guy upstairs, I am good when it comes to prayers...

Always,

Deborah

Reviewed by Budd Nelson
Reviewed on February 25, 2013
not a whine from one so loved by many
budd

Reviewed on February 25, 2013
I have a friend who does pizza deliveries for pizza hut..
I was stunned to find out in how much he made in tips alone!
Sometimes $70+ a night! It's just above minimum wage but
definitely worth a try :)

Hugs

Love and Light
Lily

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on February 25, 2013
Thanks for the pictures. I wish I could make your life a little easier, but that's for you to do. The job market seems to be turning around a bit and there may be something that you can do, or, if all this illness has made you disabled, you could contact Social Security.

Good luck. With good luck we all can make it. I've had my share or I would be in the poor house.

Ron

Reviewed on February 25, 2013
A life without crime doesn't pay does it, it's better to be a banker, not living in a tanker, but you have to steal my friend, or be some bigshots friend, but poorer all we're in the end, bless ya, your reaching out, I think, Jane has an answer, many of the better off today, are far to lazy and wanton to do tedious work, gardening is a good one, etc, etc, and since you live in the garden state, wow, get a spate will ya.

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila
Reviewed on February 25, 2013
I do hope things turn around real soon, Ed...

Anna

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on February 25, 2013
In this poem I see a lot of hope and thanksgiving in it. Pray for better days as I will for you also.

Reviewed on February 25, 2013
See if anyone needs their sheds cleaned out, windows washed, dogs walked......put up a flier that you do odd jobs (whatever you can do), stuff like that. It's amazing the calls you will get!!! (plus $$$).

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Mr. Ed
Reviewed on February 25, 2013
I hope and pray that better days for you are on the way.


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