Do You Ever Feel Like Everyone Wants Your "Spare" Change?

Pocket Change

by Rachel Hoyt

image by hin255

My pockets are always empty.

I never have any spare change.

I pinch and pinch, but my pennies

all seem to roll straight down the drain.

Banks helped me to have 'cash' a plenty

which, at first, seemed a little strange,

then the plastic began to appease

my pockets by pampering their pain.

Perhaps my pockets now envy

the plastic - they asked for your change.

They said, if I steal all your pennies,

my dreams will crawl back up the drain.

Copyright © 2015 Rachel Hoyt. All rights reserved.

_______________________________

I wrote this poem in response to many
news stories which make me think we
prefer to play games with our money
to see what we can get for "free":

How Manufacturers Make You Think You're Saving Money When You're Spending It

Maine Innkeeper to Give Property Away to Essay Contest Winner

Houston Homeowner to Sell House in $150 Essay Contest

Atlanta Couple to Give Away Goat Cheese Farm

Forbes List of the 6 Top Crowdfunding Sites