Should fortunes of my enterprise wane
I should hope that I was wise enough
To reject offers from investors, as they may
Question my forthrightness and honesty
If I tell them their profits are lost.
Should the risk of homelessness tackle me,
I must not ask another man for a roof
Be it that I cannot afford one of my own
Or can but have not found one suitable,
As forever I will be bound in a cell of gratitude.
Should a friend need to sell something I need
I must not take delivery until I have paid in full
The last penny of his item's price with a receipt
This way it will not be a favour but a transaction
Carried out in a normal commercial fashion.
I believe in me, the only one I trust
Not to make me feel infinitely indebted
For little favours I could have done without.
Anything I cannot do for myself is not for me
To enjoy and must be left alone.