Today is a hot day <br />And public electric officials <br />Are here <br />On inquiry, I am <br />Told they're here <br />For this month's bill. <br /> <br />There are fierce hounds <br />Resting under the palm tree <br />And their owner, a patronizer <br />Of electricity is staring at them. <br />He makes a sign <br />And the dogs rose <br />Chasing the bill men. <br /> <br />He made another sign <br />And the hounds retreated <br />The bill men frightened <br />Stood but shaking <br />Frowning at the man <br />It was not deliberate <br />To set the dogs against them <br />But the hounds' owner <br />Had no money to pay.<br /><br />Tony Adah<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-bill-men/
