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When someone owes you money it is hard to treat them well;

It is hard to say "Good morning" or disgust to always quell.

It is hard to watch them prosper while your own designs collapse,

To enjoy their new McMansion while your credit score plays Taps.

It seems like there's a hole where once your heart was wont to be –

And you wonder who the victim really is in usury.

When someone owes you money it is easy to forget

That they are friend or fam'ly, not some crummy losing bet.

It is easy to let brooding spoil your appetite and work,

While you daydream savage beatings for the lying little jerk.

You start to carry grudges, getting ulcers on the side,

Poisoning yourself with your own mental cyanide.

So if someone owes you money, do not let your anger throb –

Hire out a hitman from your friendly local Mob!