I trickled down to the shop
but the shop was shut
with a whitewashed window
saying "We've gone kaput!"
So I trickled down into town
to stroll around the streets
but I kept tripping over
people begging at my feet.
So I trickled back home,
frozen to the core
and shook hands with the bailiffs
waiting at my door.
They looked a little flustered,
I don't know how long they'd lurked
but they muttered an apology
about being overworked.
And now the rain is trickling down
and there's talk of coming frost.
I voted for my freedom
and now I can't afford the cost.
Harry Gallagher
