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Monday, April 18, 2016

WHERE'S LAZARUS?


                                            WHERE'S LAZARUS?

A new infant, I
Strained an old circle
A beggar, whose benefactors gave                
To let my childhood grow.

Indebted early
Now a benefactor
I encounter
Thirst on every corner
Those once powerful now want to know
Where's Lazarus?

I can’t go home to mother’s meals
I have to pay her due
And assisted living rent.

I can’t go back to the U again
They want to know,
Have I made my last will and . . .

They print names ranked by contribution size,
Wine and dine, name a building after you.                                      

So I, ranked,                                         
Rank and dip my water to

My family, the local needy
And favorite diseases
Arts, culture, multiple schools
And several churches

Wait.  Name a building after me?
What do you say, kids?

Dennis R. Keefe
May 1, 2016

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