Just an ‘n’ missing…
Not much you would say
But the former determines
The latter’s pay.
One owns what he has
The other still owes
And as to when he’ll own it
Only God knows.
They work together
Usually one for the other
And the relationship between
Causes one to bother.
Owning lives in the heights
Sometimes Owing too,
But one owns what he has
While Owing’s rent is due.
Owing may get a chance
To own a piece of the rock
But it’ll take him many years
If his hope is not blocked.
Just an ‘n’ missing?
That’s what you thought,
Owning is living quite high
But Owing is distraught.
Owing makes a move
And gets into politics
But Owning was there before
And has more tricks.
Whereupon
Owing still owes
And when he will get out of it…
Only God knows.
He’s a grassroot politician
And there he remains
Except for a few exceptions
Not much does he gain.
Re those exceptions,
There may be an insertion
Where the ‘n’ is dropped in
And thus, transformation.
This may last
Or the ‘n’ may drop out
And Owning is back to Owing
With even less clout.
Two distinct people
Are Owning and Owing
And in between these two
You and I struggling.
Owning and Owing
Last seen in the bank:
One lending, one borrowing,
Therein is their rank.
Stewart Russell © September 13, 2021
