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?