Settled the Books

Our deal broke up on bad terms
now we are on no terms at all
I paid bills I didn’t owe
until my strength ran out
to put the pen to paper and
fill the spaces with the numbers
that kept me seeing red. In the end
I let you off because
I was the only creditor
and getting nowhere with it
but I’m telling you
I don’t know how you feel
I don’t much care
but as for me –
what absolute
unequivocal
fixed and final relief it is
to walk away from keeping count

7/1/19