Being Debt-Free Poem by Ruta Mohapatra

Pay your debts before you depart:
To your ancestors, to your parents,
To those who lent their support
To enable you to stand on your feet.

Pay your debts before you go:
By shedding their leaves, the trees do,
By flowing into the ocean, the rivers do,
By burying nuts, the squirrels do.

In your life's balance sheet
Your debits must equal your credits
Before you can get your account statement
Signed by the Divine Accountant!