Poverty And Memory Loss Poem by Adrian Wait

When was the last time I bought new clothes?
I can’t remember

When was the last time I had a holiday?
I can’t remember

When did I last purchase on a whim?
I can’t remember

When did I last go to the Cinema?
I can’t remember

When did I last purchase a newspaper or a book?
I can’t remember

When did I last have money in my pocket?
I can’t remember

When did I become surplus to requirement?
I can’t remember

When did I last socialise?
I can’t remember

When did I last feel useful?
I can’t remember

When did I last trust politicians?
I can’t remember

When did I last go to church?
I can’t remember

When did I last feel like a Person?
I can’t remember

When did I lose my Faith?
Never, thanks be to God

When did I become Invisible?
I can’t remember

When did poverty become History?
When hell froze over – or wristbands sold out

When was the last time I had dignity?
Yesterday, Today, and Forever
Sola Deo Gloria.