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# Pension
- URL: https://dianaludwick.com/pension/
- Published: 2026-04-26T07:32:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T20:09:13.000Z
- Description: “Pension,” written April 26, poem 116 in a series of 365 poems written by Diana Ludwick in 2026. Photo, "Pension in the Pump," by Diana Ludwick (c) 2026.
- Author: Diana Ludwick
- Tags: 2026 Poetry Challenge, Current Events, Humor, Poems, Short-form Musings, Snarky, April, Gas, Highway Robbery, Pension, Pump, Savings, #Migrated-1792872215677, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-24 20:03

I'm sorry my loves  
for I am spending  
my petite pension  
at the pump.  
  
Nothing will be left  
to cruise to the Caribbean  
in my elder years, because  
I am paying for gas today.  
  
*Just skip one latte a month*  
NPR suggests,   
during their Pledge Drive.  
Well sorry to you all, too.   
  
Because just driving   
around town has me short  
eleven Starbucks bevvies,  
dumped in the tank in one go.  
  
My wages, rended.   
My savings, upended.  
My plans? Rear-ended.  
All by mens' toil over oil.  
  
At this rate, I need to reset  
my expectations like my fuel gauge.  
Maybe I'll end up retiring  
to the 'Strait of Vermouth.'