A Paltry Sum

Tis nobler still to give a dime
to man who doth request it
than to inherit fifty grand
from him who hath bequest' it

The richest man throughout the land
has but the same chance we do
to drown upon the shimm'ring lake
while riding on his Sea-Doo

And whenst the reaper cometh
to collect his deathly toll
the millionaire could just as well
die faced in Corn Flakes bowl

Yon Microsoft inventors
cometh nearer to their fates
each day that passeth quickly
is one less for even Gates

It is true a litany of men
have gone to early graves
whilst working in the coal mines
or as other types of slaves

And what had they to show
when they didst finally retire?
How helped the money earned
to raise them 'bove life's sickly mire?

So keeping this in mind
that you must yearn to be alive
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