Tuesday, April 13, 2021

LICKING the LURE

She stood at the counter
Paying for her heart's desire
As her friend stood back
Looking on at her roaring fire
...hoping for warmth

He supported this cause and that
Throwing money like rain
But his eyes were completely blind 
To his friend's constant pain
...beating like a drum

She didn't have much
So she cleaved to relief in any form
He reached to lift her up
Out of the raging storm
...with a plunk in her pail

He worked to uphold the law
But longed to balance the scales
As he passed the teen in the night
The film thinned and fell
...to his yearning knees

Money can only buy what it believes

Written by Trudy Schrader on 04/13/2021

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