Being poor is not enough
being poor is not enough…continued
and continued and
continued;
you get into the way of
it.
Frugal becomes the norm.
Being poor is temporary
being poor is waiting
and the waiting goes on a
long time.
What are we waiting for?
We are waiting not to be
poor.
Being poor is becoming trendy
being poor is an interesting experience
for a while — then it
just becomes dreary
and you’d like things
like luxury
and self-indulgence. You
get sick of poor.
Being poor is that it deprives people of their dreams
being poor is the tragic
song that has no particular music
being poor is like a maze
being poor is like a maze
and maybe one never gets
out
but keeps on running and
running
endlessly, up to
countless dead ends.
Being poor isn't
being poor is a frame of
mind
being poor is the
ultimate opportunity handed a person.
Oh how that craps me off!
Try it, muthafuckers, and
then
give me your New Age BS.
Oops! I don't think this one goes in a book for children!
Oops! I don't think this one goes in a book for children!
Also inspired by a dVerse prompt for a poem based on Googlisms:
every line, including title, that begins with 'being poor' is from Google.
every line, including title, that begins with 'being poor' is from Google.
Whew, Rosemary, you have really made a strong statement with your poem....you have given me some new insights!
ReplyDeleteHope I didn't shock you with the last verse! (Sometimes I don't know what I feel until I write it.)
DeleteHa, Rosemary! Takes quite a bit to shock me. Smiles.
DeleteGlad to hear it. Grins.
DeleteYeah, New Age BS it sure is - & you didn't shock me anyway... though I admit to being a bit surprised to hear that other phrase coming from your mouth :) - but I can't now imagine the poem without it, gives it punch
ReplyDeleteHa ha, yes people are always surprised when I swear. (Which is not infrequent.) I'm glad you think it is right for the poem.
Delete'being poor is an interesting experience' ~ for sure! Thanks for visiting :)
ReplyDeleteHa — interesting as in Chinese curse! :)
Deleteha i had tht interesting experience for a few years...its all relative though...poor here is rich in some places....i will take humility at any level you know...smiles..dang, attitude in the last line...ha!
ReplyDeleteIndeed it is all relative, and I actually know that I'm rich compared with some.
DeleteYeah, TRY IT! Right sharing of world resources is the only way! Home run, Rosemary.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan. Sadly, your solution still seems a long way off.
DeleteBeing poor is a state no one wants to be in! Ugh...made me think of those who have never been in someone's shoes but give unsolicited advice anyway.
ReplyDeleteYes, on all manner of subjects!
DeleteOh this was stark.. love how you weaved in your own comments here.. this is absolutely brilliant-
ReplyDeleteHigh praise, Bjorn! Thank you.
DeleteIn the UK the best advice for survival is: Either be very very rich or very very poor.
ReplyDeleteThose in the middle get squeezed from both sides and have a very very hard time at the minute.
Well, I'm not very, very poor. Not homeless, not starving, not going without medical care — just constantly juggling the budget. I am not usually so fed up with it as this poem sounds!
Deletean opportunity?? well, i understand your last lines...
ReplyDeleteLOL (sardonically, as Sam says below).
DeleteThe way you alternate your Googlism lines with your own sharp observations underlines a power that would not be achieved by the list poem lines alone. You've crafted a sardonic strength in your lines that demands attention.
ReplyDeleteThankyou, Sam. Yes, the Google lines alone would have led in quite a different direction. :-D
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