Let’s make a        transaction:         I’ll join you at the

                              -$7.30                    Green Beans Café

each morning     and you can tell me about the used Gibson you bought off

                              -$1,464.90             eBay seller: mattiesmusic

and how you       almost forgot to pay

                                -$325.00              Paul rent

I’ll ask about       that time you went to

                              -$5.05                    Sing KK World

by yourself          on a Wednesday afternoon, and you’ll insist karaoke’s better

                              -$32.99                  Purrfect Pets Warehouse

when you can     howl your heart out alone

                              -$130.93                Woolworths Next Day Delivery

you want me       to lend you a few hundred ks to build your dream

                              -$370.00                Recording Studio, 5h hire

while you’re       tethered to last-minute shifts minding kids at

                              +$450.72               KFC Salary

and I know         it’s hard for you to get by on the occasional

                              +$140.00               The Kooka Friday gig

when you’ve      got to budget for

                              -$67.00                  MyTelco Promo Plus Plan

                              -$30.00                  Transport for NSW Opal Aus Card

                              -$27.95                  PharmaCare Discount Chemist

but no one         knows you the way I do

                              +$2.91                   Credit interest

I believe             in bending numbers and pulling-off strings

                              +$250.00               Songwriting workshop

and maybe          one day, when you’ve made it big, you’ll send me a

                              -$158.35                GENIE Polaris Tour – Box A Ticket

to your show      and I’ll write a proper poem for you.