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poverty

January 28, 2011
By illosionist GOLD, St.helen, Michigan
illosionist GOLD, St.helen, Michigan
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Favorite Quote:
"I don't listen to Genres of music; i listen to good artist." -forgot xD
" Passion is My Motivation" -Me


a baby cries,
and a mother's tear fall from her eyes,
thrown in the trash,
how can she sleep?
a boy grows up on the streets,
everyone who looks out for him,
now rots in jail,
for trying to get outa this hell!
he grows up without a father,
and they know how that is,
a better life for him,
he can truly live.
a single mother works two jobs,
all on her own,
with her kids at home,
she still waits in that long line,
for the welfare check,
yet our government doesn't care less,
so i ask you Mr.President,
do you dare ask,
what survival is,
or what it's like,
to have a community family?

The author's comments:
so i wrote this cause i live in michigan for 1, and there is this poetry contest. the topic is poverty, and i figured it would be nice to tell what i have seen.

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