The Accountant
The time to be fiscal, it would appear
As our problems multiply and mount
We must take an audit of all the years
Hold our relationship to account
We must balance the ledger of heart
The gains and the losses replete
With graphs and pie shaped charts
Find the truth on our balance sheet
There is noticeable drop in my ROI
And my emotions a deficiency
It is creative math on which I rely
To stave off our insolvency
I am a limited liability company
Not solely responsible for debt
Our love has more liabilities
Than it can show as assets
As with any emotional investment
I was hoping for a rather good yield
But you’ve become a capital expense
Our loving cash flow has congealed
So, I must part with you, as investors do
When their efforts have little return
All the red ink seems to make me blue
For all the options that we have burned
No use in throwing good love after bad
Hoping that will earn a shiny penny
Selling our stock does not make me glad
But other choices, I couldn’t find any
commonsensiblyspeaking 
Very nice Brad! Quite interesting this poem as you have used financial language to deal with a topic of the heart and quite humorously I can see…Great work,
All the best to you from a rainy and soggy Valencia (there’s storm clouds over the Mediterranean)
Francisco
Thank you, my friend! This was a nod to one of our fellow bloggers, Jim Borden, who blogs at https://jborden.com. He is a professor of accounting at Villanova University. I thought he could use a humorous start to his week. Thanks for all the support!
I am sure he will be very happy with it!
Just declare bankruptcy, chapter 11, and you’ll come out of the relationship even stronger…
I knew you would have some sound advice, Professor Jim! Hope you enjoyed the nod to your oft maligned profession. Saw a commercial for Villanova’s College of Professional Studies recently on TV. It was very well produced and memorable.
I did appreciate the ode to accounting; I’m the first one to poke fun at it! That’s good to know you found the commercial well done!
I have to say, as a certified Financial Education Counselor, I have never thought of combining assets with love. I use metaphors all of the time to break down the language so my clients will understand, but I’ve never used love or relationships. I’m impressed! Lol. Only you could make a sad subject humorous. 😂 I hope you had a fabulous weekend.
Thank you, Kristian! I was just trying to put a humorous and financial spin on a situation all of us are familiar with. I am so glad you enjoyed it! Weekend was great, but as with all of them, too short. Hope you are both well and happy! Much love! ❤❤❤
I agree, they always are too short. We are doing okay. Much love back! ❤❤❤
wow, what an interesting blend and crossover. you’ve done a wonderful job of it
Thanks, Beth! Just a little bit of fun with perspective.
Fantastic humor melded into this one, Brad. I love your wit.
Thank you, Pete! I appreciate all your support. Hope you and your family are remaining safe and well.
Wow!! First three lines and I was thinking, ‘i don’t understand finance’, fourth line, my attention perked up, by the end I was awed!!! Damn amazing! 😍😍😍😍
Thank you, Shreya! It was fun to write. You are always so generous with your praise and support of my work! ❤🌹😘
Cause they are always awesome! 😍😍😍😍
And you are always beautiful! I guess we are both cursed. ❤😘🌹🥰💕
Or blessed… 😬🥰🥰🥰
This is so well written and so wonderful. Thank you so much for this.
This is fantastic. Very clever 🙂
Thank you, dear Jupiter!