Miz Potters Dilemma

By Elton Camp
Gold rings on gnarled fingers testify
To better times in days gone by
Miz Potter is confused and mortified
Nothings the same since Harold died.
He always new what we should do.
Now !"e got nobody ! can turn to.
Trembling fingers search the coin #urse
$oneliness or #o"erty% which is worse
Needs cost her more and more
Her life she has come to abhor
&he has children in her town
'ut they seldom come around
(ith families and li"es to li"e
They ha"e nothing left to gi"e
To as ne"er enters Miz Potters mind
)r to tell them of her financial bind
Now a decision shes forced to mae
*ood to eat or her medicine to tae
+ #oliticians rant doesnt seem right
The senior he calls an economic #arasite
Her tiny chec he wants to reduce
*or socialism% theres no e,cuse-
)ld #eo#le are tearing this nation down.
He asserts loudly with an outraged frown
Miz Potter carefully counts her change
To meet her bills% how will she arrange