POETRY
Rat Race
Published in
Mar 26, 2023
We have to pay the mortgage soon
One third of that is tax
We have to pay the day care, too
We never can relax
My wife and I each work a job
And contemplate a third
To pay the bills and student loans
Six-figure poor’s absurd
We have to pay for insurance
For house and cars and health
We’re in a higher tax bracket
Because of all our “wealth”