Investments – A Poem by Lucy Hermitage

                                                    You know that you are really
                                                         getting somewhere
                                                    in life,
                                                    when you invest in
                                                                                a tortoise.

                                                     I know it’s not a swanky car
                                                             Or a house
                                                                    Or a baby –
                                                     But you gotta be committed
                                                                                To a tortoise.

                                                     One hundred years?
                                                                At least.

                                                     You know that you are really
                                                               getting somewhere
                                                      in life,
                                                     when you invest in
                                                                               a tortoise.

                                                     How careless of you though –
                                                                                         To choose the pet that will
                                                                                                                     (doubtlessly)
                                                                                                            Out-live you.