It started off as a simple plan to rob a man to pay the Man
I thought it would only be once, but it turned into something that I could not stand.
I felt guilty because I knew it was wrong, but Paul kept harassing me to pay it all. Peter, not expecting to be taken again, but it happened again and again and again.
I knew it was wrong to Rob Peter to Pay Paul!
Was I a crook? Was I a thief? All I knew was that I needed relief.
So, no matter what it would take, I would continue to Rob Peter to make all ends meet.
Paul, in turn, wasn’t a friendly man. All he did was hold out his hand. Give me! Pay me! It’s due today. You see, Paul had consequences if you paid him late.
Stuck between a rock and a real hard place, I knew I had to do something before it was too late.
I put a gun to Peter’s head and took his money and turned and said, “I did it Paul! Now, here you go. The money for the car note, groceries, lights, a new coat.”
He looked at me with no remorse in his eyes. A look that I really despised. He said, “Great. You did it. Now, do it again. Unless you do something different, you will be doing this again, again, and again—my friend.”
Aug 31, 2018
Aug 31, 2018 at 7:01 AM UTC
It started off as a simple plan to rob a man to pay the Man
I thought it would only be once, but it turned into something that I could not stand.
I felt guilty because I knew it was wrong, but Paul kept harassing me to pay it all. Peter, not expecting to be taken again, but it happened again and again and again.
I knew it was wrong to Rob Peter to Pay Paul!
Was I a crook? Was I a thief? All I knew was that I needed relief.
So, no matter what it would take, I would continue to Rob Peter to make all ends meet.
Paul, in turn, wasn’t a friendly man. All he did was hold out his hand. Give me! Pay me! It’s due today. You see, Paul had consequences if you paid him late.
Stuck between a rock and a real hard place, I knew I had to do something before it was too late.
I put a gun to Peter’s head and took his money and turned and said, “I did it Paul! Now, here you go. The money for the car note, groceries, lights, a new coat.”
He looked at me with no remorse in his eyes. A look that I really despised. He said, “Great. You did it. Now, do it again. Unless you do something different, you will be doing this again, again, and again—my friend.”
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