the easy way

he came into money.

through

the death of parents,

the selling

off of property,

of things the dead

leave behind.

a fat inheritance,

a law suit or two

along the way

added to his accounts

and he

lived just fine.

he rarely worked

at anything,

but he was always

in the best

of ways.

never short of anything.

and as you slaved

away

at your daily grind,

for your crust of bread,

you wondered

whose life was better,

his or mine.