Thursday, June 6, 2024

bleeding money

there are months
when
you bleed money. more goes
out than
is coming in.
you have to dip into
your rainy-day stash to
put a tourniquet on
it all.
the car
needs tires,
the roof needs shingles.
the dog
ate a dead bird
and is in intensive care.
the dentist wants
x-rays.
lights are flickering,
pipes
are leaking.
girl scouts are at the door
wanting money
for the thin mints
you ordered
in May.

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