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Frozen Canned Goods

November 28, 2011
By DawnKrenn PLATINUM, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
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I am poor.
My toilets been broken for five months,
we flush it with an orange string.
My food is non perishable,
canned,
Packed with sugars and trans fats.
In the winter we brave the cold
for as many days as we can,
our heat is our blankets.
Maybe we’ll give in when the coffee freezes.

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