Tag: poverty
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Three Years From Now
Three years from today? Three years from may day Imminent crash comes As I thrash and sum
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Financial Teeter
I’m on the precipice I don’t want to see the rest of this I don’t want to see How this end will be Financial ruin Substantial dues in Bankruptcy an option That we’d rather not opt into But the bills are coming faster Uncle Sam is getting fatter The bill for electricity Will be the…
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Starving Artists
Mom said artists starve Don’t dream for the stars I thought that artist Meant physical art
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Why Is Life So Hard?
Why does life have to be so hard? Problems pile on each other Stacking up, misshapen Like toy blocks from the value store Never fitting quite right Ready to topple My emotions held by bad glue Those are value store quality too Like the toys I can’t afford this Christmas It’s a first world problem…
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First Food Bank Day
Today is my first day at a food bank The first time I’ve had to ask for help The first time in a long time I’ve had to rely on others I haven’t trusted my life to others Since the world broke my heart My trust to dust My friendships I’ve left to rust Today…
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Grocery Pleas
Want for nothing But for something To eat to beat The cramps that eat Gnaw at my insides Claws that don’t resign I tell my children “I’ll eat after dinner ends” But I skip this meal So my kids don’t feel The hunger pangs The pain that remains and abstains to refrain I try to…
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To What Lengths Would You Protect?
I toe the line Of decline and fine But I’m not fine The more that binds I find