Expense (an acrostic poem)

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Everything was costing more than it should

X-rays to find the multiple fractures

Painkillers for the concussion and lacerations

Even had to pay for the blood transfusion

Now he was watching more of his money drip into his veins via his IV.

So how had it come to this?

Everything started when he told his ex he would pay child support over his dead body…

Addict (an acrostic poem)

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Anytime he was awake, he craved the release
Didn’t matter that it wasn’t good for him
Didn’t matter if it cost him everything
It only mattered achieving that all-consuming bliss
Catching that dopamine hit and sustaining it as long as possible
That’s why the six of them held an intercession and checked Dopey into rehab

Quarter (an acrostic conversation)

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“Questioning what I do will cost you more.”

“Uh, why do you say that?”

“As you waste my time asking me, the expert you hired, stupid questions, my price goes up.”

“Reasonable, but that isn’t a good working relationship.”

“This isn’t a coworker situation. We have an employer-employee situation.”

“Except that always ends in a toxic work environment. We need to have a de-escalation training.”

“Really? You think that? I quit! You can take your two bits and shove them!”

Note: two bits = 1 quarter

Want (an acrostic poem)

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Why should he be tortured because of his desire to have all the things

And not be able to have them because they cost too much?

Not that he was going to let that small problem stop him from getting his fix

This safe, though…

Best (an acrostic poem)

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Being top dog was what she had strived for all her life

Except now she wondered about what the pole position cost her

So she decided that being number one in society wasn’t that important

That being amazing at being herself was worth the real blue ribbon

Graft (an acrostic poem)

Granted, I didn’t think I would do that well

Really, I’m not usually this greedy

Actually I am downright altruistic

Fortunately it’s all water under the bridge

Too bad that bridge only cost me half what it cost you