Saturday, April 8, 2023

the charity dollar

where
does the charity dollar go.
into
ink and paper?
stamps?
a man
at the desk with a corner
office.
the machines,
the rent?
a new gold chalice
and 
Mahagony pews.
what is the 
the price
of doing business?
of empathy and compassion.
how much
of the dollar,
if any clothes
the poor, feeds
the hungry,
provides a place to
sleep?
there's something
fishy
going on
with the business
of charity.
shall we give until
we bleed?

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