I might have shook it off,

but lost some cash today.

I might have let it go,

but my hair is turning grey.

Might not have had the blues,

Not for all this extra work.

I may have made it through,

If my boss was not a jerk.

Could have ignored it true,

if my toilet didn’t spill.

Off a quacker’s back,

if my mother wasn’t ill.

I may be easy healing,

but my car had hit a fault.

Could let it cruise on by,

but no dollars in my vault.

Might cost no extra stress,

if I hadn’t lost a lover.

No easy release,

when they’ve cheated with another.

I might have sparked my growth,

If I did not feel so alone,

Could have powered through,

if I could afford a home.

I whacked my finger today,

trying to sort myself a treat.

Now my feet are floating,

and my heart doth no more beat.