a folded
sheet of paper
from the drawer
and a good
writing pen, i sit at my desk
and turn
the light on,
i put on my green
accounting visor
and stare at the old
list i made
decades ago.
incoming and outgoing
money.
a balance sheet.
i cross off the first
thing
on the paper
child support, then
alimony,
alcohol, then
internet dating apps.
cigars and
cigarettes.
Old Spice cologne.
greeting cards and flowers.
i strike a black
line through all of them.
potato chips,
cookies,
ice cream,
cokes and licorice
i put parenthesis around.
maybes to be
determined later.
with the house paid off,
the car paid
off,
i cross a line through those
items too.
on the plus side i write
books
and coffee.
more pens and paper.
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