The Poor Really Have It So Easy

Many think that the poor have it easy.

Well, let’s see if they really do....

Ah, they must if you carefully consider

What they do NOT have to go though.

 

They don’t have HUGE financial dilemmas,

Such as "Is my portfolio complete?"

Or "Will I maintain my financial status?

It's hard keeping up with the elite."

 

The poor aren’t faced with countless decisions

That make their daily lives so insane:

“Which car should I drive--the Mercedes or Lexus?”

“Armani or Gucci?” “Which pill dulls my pain?”

 

The poor do not have thousands of options

For health care, so for them it’s a breeze.

"Why do they need preventative medicine?

Emergency care should put them at ease."

 

Taking care of a mansion is tough,

So the rich always have a good reason to grouse.

"The poor have it easy with just an apartment,

Or if they’re lucky, a ramshackle house."

 

The rich, having to juggle their money,

Are in a quandary, so to speak.

"The poor can live simply, for they get to live

From paycheck to paycheck, from week to week."

 

It’s hard to organize fancy dinners;

To get the best caterers, you have to pull strings.

"It's so much easier for the poor:

On food stamps can’t they still live like kings?"

 

Hiding millions of dollars is a challenge;

The Cayman Islands are so far away.

"For those who don’t have the money to hide,

Life's less hassle for them, you might say."

 

Tax loopholes are also a headache;

It’s hard to determine which ones work best.

"Those with no money don’t have to worry

Because they lack the funds to invest."

 

Just ask the poor: if they had a choice,

Would they be willing to make a switch,

And give up the easy life of the poor

For the complex, difficult life of the rich?

(6-27-14)