the last check
a startling
$393.45

minus the
$200
for rent
brings us
to
$193.45

from there
its either the
$139 electric bill
already a month
past due...
or the $66.57
for the cell bill
or the
$89 total
for
gas
tv
and
internet.

there is also the growing
student loans but
fat chance on that one.
i can't even remember
how much
i owe.

there is the matter of food
but in truth
i could stand to loose
a few.

i could blow it
all
on *** and *****
which helps me sleep
instead of crying
for hours
in the dark.

i could just
cash it
and
light it all on fire

either way
its a small drop in an
empty bucket
evaporating
slowly.

either way
its one month left
and then...