# Debt | by KitsuneJey

Author: KitsuneJey
Tags: KitsuneJey, Poem, free verse, narrative

"Illusions build our world, / Meant to enslave us with its lies. /
Any better way to battle / Than the fire against the fire?"



Inspired on Debt,
an Artwork by Vye D. Aru.

**Debt (A Poem)**

by **KitsuneJey**

_"What's this stuff?" you just ask,_

_In the middle of the night,_

_To the fox who's working now,_

_Taking most of after hours._

_"Please, come here," I reply._

_"There is room for you and me._

_Do not mind the lack of chairs._

_On the table you can sit."_

_"What's this stuff?" you repeat,_

_While you sit beside of me._

_"That is not your purchase ledger_

_You got pending from last week."_

_"That can wait," I tell you._

_"Got another things to do._

_Just a couple of short stories,_

_And translating a new book."_

_"You got paid?" you observe._

_"Living cost now skyrockets,_

_And paychecks are not enough_

_For the bills you have ignored."_

_"Just relax," I ask you._

_"It's not even end of month._

_There're things much more important_

_Than my current daytime job."_

_"Oh, you writers!" you just laugh._

_"You are such a hopeless case."_

_And then you pat my shoulder_

_While you smile before my face._

_"Seems that you" I begin,_

_"Understand the things I'm doing._

_You ask often for my writing,_

_And not much for other duties."_

_"For all these other duties,_

_You're not showing the same passion,"_

_You tell me, now concerned._

_"That's not going to call compassion."_

_"I don't care," I protest._

_"Narratives have saved me_

_From the bitterness of life_

_That put people on their knees."_

_"Without this, my dear friend,"_

_I continue to tell you,_

_"I'd abandon inner homes_

_That protect both me and truth._

_»Illusions build our world,_

_Meant to enslave us with its lies._

_Any better way to battle_

_Than the fire against the fire?_

_»Remember too, my dear friend,_

_That narratives are our beacons_

_That help us to find each other_

_In lives that hide their reasons."_

_"Love that, but don't forget_

_Some groceries for this table,"_

_You encourage me with a smile._

_"You might starve before that paper."_

_"First things first," I request._

_"Got scenes that need some care_

_And some rhythm full of life_

_That assist to pay my debt."_

  

© **KitsuneJey (JNC)**, August 22 of 2015.  
Inspired on **Debt** , an Artwork by **Vye D. Aru**.  
Caracas, Venezuela. | All Rights Reserved.

Source: https://sofurry.com/s/JewEAzXn
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