But Truly I Am Rich

Rich. I am not. Poor. I am not.
Nor do I have any money to speak of.
But I am rich beyond my wildest dreams.
I have a family that loves me, a daughter I love dearly more than my own life
and will treasure more than any bill can pay for strife.
I follow no greed to its end for I know what road gold will lead you down.
I know that in the end, I wish my family to be around.

Money buys not happiness nor does wealth buy true friends.
For they cannot be purchased by wicked, evil ends.
I have no penny in my pocket, nor have I a dime to my name
but I know that I am happy and will not live in vain.
Clothes do not make the a man and tattered are his rags
To riches I will set myself apart and in poverty take my stand
for I know what true riches are even though I too wear my rags.

So busy yourself for all your toil and make your money fist over hand.
In the end you die a lonely, bitter, broken man.
But when my grave calls me and before it I stand looking in.
I will die with a smile wider than monetary riches could ever buy.
For I am poor and have no home but truly, I am rich.

Reviews

[MoriartyMesa]

Call me a total jerk, but the first thing to come to mind, was our Lord Lemmy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h45WnW0ASFY

[realmwriter]

Hmmm, Never heard the song before. Never did get into Motor Head, But thank you...!

[Mazie Tackett]

wow this is so true

[realmwriter]

Thank You.

[Mazie Tackett]

welcome

[Enigma]

Insightful and thought-provoking. The contrast has been beautifully brought out with your word play. Truly, material wealth falls so short of love and care that one gets from the numerous relationships one creates in a life.

[realmwriter]

Thank you very much for that review. I truly appreciate it...!

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

One word! Brilliant! This made me feel such love and happiness for my own family!

[realmwriter]

Thank You very Much. That means a lot. :)

[KATHY SUE SILLS]

You're Welcome!

[Jon Settle]

This poem is truly amazing! It speaks such wisdom, sends an amazing message, and most of all it portraits a true message of morals and values.

[realmwriter]

It is one I have truble expressing to my liking but this comes very close. Thank you for reading it...! And thank you for the compliment...!

[Neva Flores Smith - Cha..]

Incredible wisdom penned here.......Bravo!

[realmwriter]

Thank you Neva. One my favorite subjects, amung many.

[afra]

i love this poem so much.... good job ..

[realmwriter]

Truly, Thank You very much...!

[Muse]

So much truth in this. I too am...barely middle class....I will say poor. We get to take a family vacation once ever five years...and we live modestly...and eat lots of hotdogs. Yeah you get the idea. But all I need to do on occasion is read the tabloids...rich people...they seem pretty miserable. So I will stay content with my family....good health...and used car. :)))

[realmwriter]

Can I sleep in your used car? LOL Thank you for reading it, I truely appreciate the compliment...! :)

[Muse]

Hey...it's all yours...do me a favor and push it off a cliff when finished...I have full coverage insurance...would like to pay it off. lol

[realmwriter]

Lol. It really must be a lemon if you'd like me to push it off a cliff.

[Muse]

2007 Sebring...good car, just tired of paying on it.

[realmwriter]

I see. Well I could take care of that for you and I promise to push it off a cliff when I'm done with it. lol