Credit Crunch

Folks worship the credit card,
blessed by god - a thing apart,
no need to steal, borrow or beg,
the credit card is the goose
which lays the golden egg,
they turn delightfully spastic
when they can use the plastic,
turning into an affliction
of credit card addiction,
facilitating a rich lifestyle
making the cards worthwhile,
but then there comes the day
when money due they slowly pay
which banks truly like the best
for those with a poor credit test
they charge an usurious interest,
yet soon the debtors will be free
by declaring a liberating bankruptcy,
but now the banks go into insolvency
till Uncle Sam gives them a stimulus fee,
the bank executives take off
with funds to make life not too rough,
to live in their habitual style
on some remote Bahama isle,
for them this turns out very well,
but our country lands in hell.

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2009 Alfred Charasz