Bad Poetry Contest Submissions - Group 10

Here is the tenth set of entries we've received for our SpendOnLife bad poetry contest. Enjoy!

#91 - indebted

credit card
you’ve helped me out
and how do I repay you?

I run you to the max
and pay the minimum
to sway you.

to keep you in my pocket.
to keep you in my purse.

we’re sick of this aren’t we
and need some kind of nurse.

to give us a shot
to slow our spending down.

and put you on ice
before the both of us, we drown;

I am indebted to you always
and love your easy swipes

but need to pay you off
and bid you fond farewell

before my credit score drops further
and it all goes to hell.

#92 - Filling in the Blanks; Pleasure in Killing

We threw our money around till it was gone.
The darkness that blankets and embattles all
helped me understand my thirst for poison.


Of sound mind, the glare of an empty page,
the midpoint between my life and my death,
seemed barren and bland, a blankety blank.


The idea that people kill for fun
left me blank. “Don’t trust anyone,” it said.
“Don’t trust him: he’s a blank, he wants to blank.”


What does “killing for sport” mean? The liar
lies for gain, the swindler wants things. Because
it brings terror and agony, point blank.


I have the power. I choose death over life.
Taking life has made me feel more alive,
dazzled by lust for control, a blank check.


A common enough preoccupation,
building a womb/protective environment

#93 - Untitled

my wickes bill is sick sick sick
i pay every month with no end in sight
yes i charged up the credit card to get me some digs
but the bill keeps coming and now it doesn't seem worth it.
 
i've learned my lesson and will be more wise
when using a credit card for my selfish pride.

#94 - Untitled

Once on a dark and stormy night
I came across a horrid sight
That caused my brain with terror to fill.
It was may mounting credit card bill.

How was I going to pay this awful debt?
The question made me break a sweat.
If I could win your excellent contest
Once again I'd be a woman honest.

#95 - Rethinking those life choices...

It all started with that shopping spree
Then Vegas, New York and Italy.
It was summer- I was young and free
But that credit bill is still haunting me.

First is was a thousand, then two, then five Now my debt is so high I don’t know how I’m alive.
School this year is still not yet paid
And at twelve dollars and hour this problem won’t fade.

I also owe money to my family and friends Dad wasn’t planning on paying for my for my Benz.
Maybe I should just pack my bags and run I hear debt can’t find me under the Cuban sun.

Hopefully one day I’ll have money to spare But until then I’m not sure how I’ll fare.
A thousand dollars would reduce my stress And for all parties involved, this would be best!

#96 - Untitled

I owe I owe
Like everyone else, I know
but to win a little would help a lot
cause I think I've spent all the money I've got!

#97 - We Just Exist

This morning I looked through the cupboards for food, I looked in our empty fridge,
our SNAP food credit won't be here for a week,  so we only scrape by- no, thats a lie
We just survive, we barely exist
My husband is on SSI, I am unemployed- been looking for work, but losing hope
Not sure how long we'll go on, trying to face another day- its hard to cope.
We're lost in a sea of  dark despair, doesn't anybody care?
I know we can't go on like this, because we're barely living- we just exist.

#98 - Untitled

Once upon a time I was very foolish and naive
I got shiny plastic cards and went a little crazy
The 0% until February, made swiping them too easy
Come spring the bill would make me queasy

Living beyond my means ruined my dreams
I wish I would have been warned about these things
Now I pay to cash my check and have no credit
I wish I would have just said debit

#99 - Owed to My Credit Card

Credit, debit, set it and forget it.
Swipe it, sign it, approve it, or decline it.
Repay it or delay it, can I sway it?
Pay it, Pay it, I just can't say it.

#100 - Crediquit

I can not say how to behave
when the taxman comes and takes my things
but as for me I could not handle it
and did not use good church etiquite