'Debt Service' Poem by Kurt Philip Behm

I'm running out of money,
but I've still got some time
and only just one question
…can you lend me a dime

My dollars spent on something
that quarters can't divide
my nickels for what's come and gone
…can you lend me a dime

Tomorrow comes as landlord,
whose lease you can't cosign
my place reserved but not in ink
…can you lend me a dime

My tenancy is in arrears,
foreclosing on my mind
last chance to stay evictions sway
…can you lend me a dime

(Dreamsleep: January,2022)