‘Why me?’ I heard you say
The arse ripped out of your pants:
Leaving you destitute
Out on the street,
In penury they claimed in court.
‘Its not my fault,’ you pleaded
‘I’m a innocent victim of circumstance.
Is it my responsibility to read
To know what it is
Of repercussions be aware?’
‘I trusted.’
He said ‘I’d be good
I was on a winner
In good faith I signed on the line.
A charlatan is what he turned out to be.’
‘I sunk my savings into his scheme
He smiled said I’d be rich,
That my money was safe
Within days I’d see benefits.
Not him sneaking away with the lot.’
‘Why me?’ I heard you ask
‘Cause you’re an idiot?’ I gestured
‘You trusted a crook
Didn’t read the fine print
You got what you signed up for.’
‘So don’t go crying poor mouth
You’re always a sucker for sweet talk.
You fell for it, now lick your wounds
Take stock, pick yourself up
It’s time to look after you.’
‘Why me,’ you forlornly ask
As you mournfully stir your coffee
‘I thought I’d be rich, have it made.’
‘You know,’ I say as we spoon in the sugar
‘If it was as easy as that, we’d all be rich.’
Written for: http://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2014/09/07/prompt-71why-me/
Morpethroad 
A number of hopefuls had been tricked. But still the gullible believed of the ‘likely windfall’ which later were translated as frustrations and disappointments! A pity as these were not small amounts they would have lost. Good lines!
Hank
Thank you Hank, sadly we see people being duped in this way far too often.
If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is, how often can we be fooled.
Well done Michael.
Thank you Jenny. It happens doesn’t it.
Great job Michael I love the message of personal responsibility in this because so often we give up our power in thinking of ourselves as victims
Thanks Yves I had to take a lighter approach than the prompt perhaps suggested. But that’s the way it came out.
The start of this reminded me of the poem “When Your Pants Begin to Go” by Henry Lawson 🙂
LOL what is that old saying? “If it seems too good to be true it probably is.” Aaah, your MC is just the right sort of friend in a situation like this 🙂
Thank you Lyn. Lawson is a writer I studied a lot over the years. Thanks again for the comment.
Very clever and very true!! 🙂 🙂
Thank you Helen.
It really sucks when schemers take advantage of other people’s hard earned money.
Because sometimes people just suck – we need to be careful with these types of “great” offers.
Exactly.
” ‘So don’t go crying poor mouth
You’re always a sucker for sweet talk. ”
This is such a poetic and forceful use of words Michael – absolutely brilliant.
The tone of this piece is just wonderful. One can sense the one wanting commiseration – and the other offering truth – almost with an accepted indifference – as in – “if it were so easy …”
Love this work Michael. Excellent. 🙂
Thank you Pat, your comments are always very encouraging.