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A Poor Black Man's Lament
I am forced to stretch a US Dollar
to the point I hear George Washington holler
One time our founding father to me said
stop trying to kill me I am already dead
I said George they make my people break our backs
just to earn a few legal greenbacks
I use to wear Italian designer slacks
back when I was making some stacks
Now I dine on gourmet Ramen noodles
bc it is cheaper than the food rich people feed their Poodles
But I am blessed to have never made my bed outside on concrete and cement
and all of the above is just a poor Black Man's Lament
to the point I hear George Washington holler
One time our founding father to me said
stop trying to kill me I am already dead
I said George they make my people break our backs
just to earn a few legal greenbacks
I use to wear Italian designer slacks
back when I was making some stacks
Now I dine on gourmet Ramen noodles
bc it is cheaper than the food rich people feed their Poodles
But I am blessed to have never made my bed outside on concrete and cement
and all of the above is just a poor Black Man's Lament
Published 18th Sep 2023
Author's Note
I wrote this at 5:08 am 9/14/23 when I was have an anxiety attack and couldn't sleep.
All writing remains the property of the author. Don't use it for any purpose without their permission.
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19th Sep 2023 7:32pm
'I am forced to stretch a US Dollar
to the point I hear George Washington holler' unquote.
Your opening lines grabbed me into the vortex of your mind. You are the only poet who can make even a disgruntled day in the throes of your daily journey seem balanced, fair seeming, how freedom sailing in the moment is that.
On a more political uprise, it appears the American dollar, sadly to say, has lost is value. I do believe, China, Iran, Russia, and Africa will be commencing their own currency very soon. Once I find out more in this amazing discovery, I will gladly pass that insight to you.
And how are you doing, and I am hoping well.
Enjoy your Tuesday as I wish you upon you a meaningful Wednesday.
to the point I hear George Washington holler' unquote.
Your opening lines grabbed me into the vortex of your mind. You are the only poet who can make even a disgruntled day in the throes of your daily journey seem balanced, fair seeming, how freedom sailing in the moment is that.
On a more political uprise, it appears the American dollar, sadly to say, has lost is value. I do believe, China, Iran, Russia, and Africa will be commencing their own currency very soon. Once I find out more in this amazing discovery, I will gladly pass that insight to you.
And how are you doing, and I am hoping well.
Enjoy your Tuesday as I wish you upon you a meaningful Wednesday.
19th Sep 2023 8:15pm
I simply speak from my heart. This poem is the 'truth" about the times I have survived in this "land of milk and honey". But, as Mike Tyson said: "there is no testimony without a 'test'". You are blinding ray of sunshine even on a rainy and cloud day-which it is here in Chicago. #lovealways
21st Sep 2023 3:56am
Ahh... what a cozy endearment to read and within the merit, it is taken to heart.
#alwayslove
#alwayslove
