Impoverished……

I only have a few things…. But they accommodate my needs

my cup and bowl aren’t always full

but they are always clean

my hut has no wooden floors but they are always swept with care…… and my walls of bamboo hold a cross and pictures of my family…… those no longer here

i do not pine for other things…. I have everything I need

and the most important thing is my poverty is without…..and not inside me

I pride myself in being the best me

I can be

Impoverished ….. but not poor

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Poor

The days are challenging fighting cold or heat

only a few days pass where I am fortunate to have enough to eat

Circumstance seems justified to escape my poverty

so I often drink to keep my mind from my poverty

I work when I can find it…… but I don’t look that hard

I seem to be locked in this box and I can’t find its top

I suspect my attitude has more to do with my situation than I care to admit

but the bottle knows where and when and what I’m trying to forget

Poor

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