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Poverty is a Drug
Poverty is a drug
That my people can't kick
To see my people struggle
Makes the pit of my stomach sick
Day after day
Its a never ending cycle
And for man to feed his family
There almost forced to be criminal
The Gov't don't care about poverty
They got their Merceded E-Class
While my people livin poor
Why can't they just send us to rehab?
That my people can't kick
To see my people struggle
Makes the pit of my stomach sick
Day after day
Its a never ending cycle
And for man to feed his family
There almost forced to be criminal
The Gov't don't care about poverty
They got their Merceded E-Class
While my people livin poor
Why can't they just send us to rehab?
Published 2nd Aug 2011
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5th Aug 2011 1:17am
very honest; you really cut deep. It reads well too... I can hear it in my head as I read it
and welcome-- I see you're new
and welcome-- I see you're new
9th Aug 2011 5:06pm
i appreciate anything political as it's hard to come by
amidst all these broken teenage hearts.
i love the satiric drug/poverty metaphor.
i you wanted to read better you need to clean up the rhythm.
for instance the line:
"Makes the pit of my stomach sick"
reads better as:
"Makes my stomach sick"
amidst all these broken teenage hearts.
i love the satiric drug/poverty metaphor.
i you wanted to read better you need to clean up the rhythm.
for instance the line:
"Makes the pit of my stomach sick"
reads better as:
"Makes my stomach sick"
