by Focus
© 2003 Focus, all rights reserved
Repair projects, though I did not know,
Have excessive potential to grow!
I just wanted some light,
To see in the night -
But from that came wild cost overflow.Repairman who his ladder gripped
Looked down, then he nearly flipped.
He spotted black mold,
Then bad news he told:
"This wall should be blasted and stripped."He tore out damp wallboard and mold.
Replaced studs that were damaged and old.
As the costs mounted high
I just wanted to cry!
Bright scarlet soon stained my billfold.