“This is not a bill,” it says
Then goes on to list all
The amounts I paid. No,
This seems to be a bill
In the past tense, money
Already spent, and they
Just send this as a reminder
A trip down memory lane
A lane filled with all these
Potholes, money I spent
And the amount they didn’t
Pay for me. They do include
Any amounts paid by my
“family or friends” but there
Aren’t any paid that way. I’m
Not sure that my family and
Friends realized there was
This option. Perhaps I could
Send them their own “This is
Not a bill” as a reminder of
Things they don’t have to do.
This is not a bill. It’s a monthly
Reminder that they keep track
Of even negative things that go
On in my financial and medical
Lives.