Five Years Ago Successful

Five years ago successful and an admired one of the town
But things for him quite different now since financially he is down
When he declared bankruptcy his wife left him and with her took their two young daughters such is life as some do say
When in financial trouble you know who your true friends are it has always been this way
His friends when he was wealthy as his friends did not stay
For every lesson we receive from life we have some price to pay
He lives on welfare payments he cannot afford a car
It is when you are down financially that you know who your friends are
Only in his mid thirties his light brown hair perhaps due to stress has turned prematurely gray
The wealthy man five years ago is very poor today
He cannot get a job of any sort since jobs are very few
To say he is not the first to declare bankruptcy is not saying anything that is new
A young man in his mid thirties once well known and admired in the town
Who has come to know that few wish to know of you when financially you are down.