Viking State Bank

bad bank news
a dark cloud settles
over my furrowed brow

thinkmoneyworry

if thirty is the new twenty
no wonder i feel old

responsibility
haunts my closet
absent skeleton

in the hole like
my bank account
and these bastards
at Viking State.

badcreditstinkingstomach

"We are here to help," says the brochure.
"Maybe you own your own car?" Right.
"Privileged Status," says the brochure.

Do young hands hold
dirty dollars?

Does age warrant respect
like an automatic teller spits cash?

"I'm sorry, you just don't have
any real collateral."

I scorn your
professional attitude,
your smug perma-smile.

"Must be nice to have
bankers' hours, huh?"

May 2005