Bad Poetry Contest Submissions - Group 13

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

#121 - Untitled

If money grew on trees
I wouldn’t be in this mess.
Wouldn’t have so much debt,
Wouldn’t have so much stress.

It’s hard to say no
When you see a great deal.
Everything is a necessity,
The charges are never real.
 
UNTIL …

That bill comes in the mail
And the balance is insane.
I have all these new gadgets
But there is something wrong with my brain.

I couldn’t possibly be smart
Or have much sense at all.
Otherwise I would have stayed home
And kept my butt out of the mall!

#122 - A Despair Called Debt

Bills, bills everywhere their are bills
reminding me of how far I have sank
deep within the despairs of debt
frightened by the sight of banks
afraid to answer the phone
bill collectors call hour on the hour
thank god for voice mail
feel such a lack of power
knee deep in debt that I did not plan
though fate has dealt me quite a hand
going to claw my way to the top
ain't going to go down without a fight.

#123 - Untitled

Minnie, my darling dear
You greet me after work
You tell me of my duty
But you don't go beserk

And Minnie, precious one
I hope to see the day
Where you no longer visit
And you just go away

Not that I don't love you
After all, I know you well
It's just I dread your coming
I'm sure you always tell

You really need another
Who gives you more than me
For on this road we travel
We shall ne'er be free

And so I sit and wait
And hope to find the sum
Which will keep you far away
Dear Minnie, Minnie Mum.

#124 - Hidden Talents

Blown Talents
Good stewards we are to be
with the resources and talents God gave you and me If we squander, piddle, or blow them away, God just let's you, okay

We start with the basics, it's clear to see What we do with them is up to you and me When we invest them wisely, life tingles like a bell When we throw them away, we end up in debtors hell

Wasted Talents
How many talents did you get?  I'm sure two or more.
Were you trying to perfect them? I didn't know what for.
Try to show them to anyone? Sorry, I was scared.
Did they help you make money? Why do you care?

Can my talents make me money? Yes, of course they can Will I be able to pay all my bills?  As easy as blowing a fan Won't I be in debt while perfecting them? Take courage and have faith Why can't I just "charge it" now? Ah hah another one to take the bait!
 

#125 - Slipstream Dream

Forms and filing
Letters and replying
Deadlines, submissions and receipts
Ques and tickets
Crowded waiting rooms
And sitting on uncomfortable seats
Toeing the line
Playing the game
And waiting for my opportunity
To slipstream
To change up a gear
Move into the fast lane
Soar way up high above the mundane
Never losing sight of the dream
To live in a conscious, caring community
Creative, healthy, proactive, serene
Free to travel and live where I choose
Pursuing a peaceful theme
In a world without war
Power struggles, teenage crime and greed
A safe place for children to grow up
For adults to grow old
And for everyone to belong
Fed up with governments and transglobal corporations
Getting it wrong
Mindlessly squandering the Earth’s potential and resources
For once it’s all gone
It’s all gone.

#126 - Untitled

My medieval dream
Overextended wankers
In debtor’s prison

#127 -EconoMeOhMy

We paid off our debt last year
By dipping into our 401K which we held dear
Our reward was real insane
A tax bill bigger than all that is humane
 
There was no bailout for me or my wife
Just another round of bills that strangle our life
We did the right thing and the government replied
By making us deeper in debt than we can possibly survive

Citibank, Amex, Discover, and Chase
They offered no help to  let me save face
My checking account shrinks like myself in the water
I believe I am a lamb being led to its’ slaughter
 
I hope and I pray for the best accord
Y2K is just late and will wipe away my records

#128 - Credit is herpes, the bills are bees

Oh green, you are so mean
I need a new scene!
Credit is herpes, the bills are bees
I pay you off in my dreams!
The minimum is not enough
the maximum too much
My credit score is dead
and they call me in bed!
Oh green, you are so mean
I wish you were my tree
To shake and shake a mad
man I would be and free ...

#129 - Untitled

I owe, I owe,
it's off to work I go,
To pay off debt,
that I regret,
I owe, I owe.

#130 - Untitled

I wish I had some money
to buy something for my honey.
Lost my job
Should I rob?
or just laugh at something funny