Greed Poem by Stephanie J. Rivers

There once was a Man who asked and asked and asked his girlfriend for money all the time
Each time he needed to buy this or that
His Girlfriend was killing herself working two jobs
Working hard to provide a life for her family
He on the other hand didn’t see the reality of their situation
And kept asking for more money to spend
She kept warning him they would lose everything
Yet still he asked for more
Till one day there was no more
Because she was gone forever
Taking with her the only things she owned
Her two children
Driving far away from this Man who couldn’t understand
She grew up knowing hard work equaled a good life
He grew up thinking everyone else owed him
She knew if she stayed with him she would never have
the life she wanted to have and she could not
bear to live the life she lived now any longer
So one day, she quietly left
And then he was sad
He realized that his selfishness had driven her and his
family away
And then he woke up