writing the will by candlelight

scared

of being poor,

like when you were a child,

of the lights

going off,

of the clothes

being ragged and the fridge

being empty,

you work

hard.

very hard to save, to accumulate.

you invest.

you're careful

with your money.

you have

won the long hard

battle,

even the coin

jar is full,

but then in the end,

you have

a dilemma,

who will get it?