To a Nebraska Revenue Department Bureaucrat

You've screwed up so badly already,
I haven't much faith in whatever else
You have to say. You sent me a bill.
I dutifully paid it. Then, just two weeks
Later, you mailed me a check for what I
Had paid. Fair enough; you'd been
Wrong. We were finished, I thought,
But you've sent a new letter, and it says
I owe what I already paid (plus a little bit
Extra, a late fee, you say), after already
Saying you'd made a mistake. It's begun
To seem as if you're not very competent.
I'll keep my money, at least what I can,
Though I'm still on the hook for
Your wage.



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2021-11-29 at 17:52

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