Pay As You Go
I will owe nothing
as I exit this establishment.
I don’t like debt.
I’m paying on the way out.
It’s raking me raw.
What the hell did I do
that it’s costing me this?
I’m giving up everything
in lump sums,
an accelerated payoff.
I’ve given my hands,
my arms, my shoulders, my voice.
As interest, they’ve taken my independence,
my power, my dignity, my freedom.
They get all the best,
and I shed it in horror.
No one is sympathetic,
and no one is willing
to lend their own hand, shoulder, or voice.
The burdens lie in my lap,
weighting me down.
I will sink fast now.
-kara