When the Dog is Wild

When your debt
must be consolidated,
consider
drowning in your
credit cards.
Bite the mailman who
mocks you with the bills,
spit the blood and
yelp for freedom;
a lifesaver in a
sea of increasing interest.
When debt is the problem
Speed is the solution.

When 4am strolls
onto you
standing in a dank
apartment hallway that reeks of
chewing tobacco,
tripping on guilt for spending twenty dollars,
which is that much less to pay off your bills,
pull up the hoodie and hold up your dealer--
he don’t give a damn about you anyway.
When debt is the problem,
Addiction is the solution.

When you bust out in tears in supermarket aisle 5,
consider drowning in your own misery,
or credit cards--
hang up on your phone calls and spit out the will
free yourself of your debt to time.
When debt is the problem,
Madness is the final solution.