It's only money as the saying goes
As compared to your personal health
Which is much easier to tell someone else
Than to take it to heart oneself
Having unexpected expenses feels bad
Even when you can afford the loss
Which so many people cannot
Forcing them to make hard choices
Fortunately for me these days
I have a substantial reserve fund
But I do not forget what it was like
Living from paycheck to paycheck
And if I see someone with a worried look
When checking out at the supermarket
I want to offer to buy their groceries
Just to give them a one-time break
But I hold back in case it would offend
Expecting their reflex response refusal
Such a thing is just not done
Coming from a random stranger
I could be seen as a crazy person
Or else as someone confused by dementia
So I wait my turn and keep silent
Watching them dig deep paying their bill
