Poem: "Greetings and Solicitations"
This poem came out of the May 7, 2013 Poetry Fishbowl. It was inspired and sponsored by rix_scaedu.
Warning: This poem contains some rude social satire. If that's not your preferred flavor of humor, you might want to skip it.
Greetings and Solicitations
The first solicitor is one who asks,
as for matters of trade
or contributions to a charity.
The second solicitor is one who represents,
as for any sort of legal case or question.
The third solicitor is one who bargains,
a person of negotiable virtue
practicing the oldest profession.
And of the three,
the third is the most honest,
because at least then you know
that you're about to get screwed.