An Unfortunate Wealthy Life

An Unfortunate Wealthy Life    

By Paul McCann

Jackie Slacker used to be a back packer,

so he never knew how to keep a clean  home  .

His clothes were tattered and his beard was matted

and he had only two teeth left of his own .     

To tell you the truth Jackie had a sweet tooth

and it never did any good for his health .

He spent all day stirring sugar in his tay

and he lived in a squalor there by himself .

He sat there in a grump inside a three room dump

hoping that someone would come and clean it up .

He smoked recycled butts and dunked jam donuts

until there was nothing left there in his cup  .

He always wore a wig and stunk like a pig

and he never had a shower or a bath.

Never washed his clothes

and liked to pick his nose

and he threw out all his rubbish on the path .

Jackie was unique and no one heard him speak

and rarely went out in public anyway.

He loved take away food

and ate all he could ,

delivered there to his front door everyday  .

A pity for him and the mess he was in ,

he had so much money and nothing to do.    

He never had a friend and then in the end ,

 there was no one he could leave his money to .   

Lived with delusion and died in seclusion

and no one prayed for the repose of his soul .

The grave digger said ,

that’s another one dead

and then they threw his coffin down in a hole .         

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