Undoing Ourselves (TH)

We undo ourselves for a bargain
& never mind the money we save
as it falls through holey pockets,
leaving a golden path of debt behind
for tiny children to admire & maybe
get something cheap yet so special
from one of those machines with the game
where everyone’s a winner all the time.

Some take the joy one can get with little
while others grow to become old,
not able to find the strength for a smile
as their greed for shiny coins chokes them
like the once curious child they used to be.