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Here I am, no money and hungry again The last few months have been tough Money is short again. I don’t have money to eat out I should have made a sandwich at the house But I don’t have any meat just bread I collected bottles and cans the night before trash day Late at night so the neighbors wouldn’t see I turned them into the recycling center Just to put $7.35 of gas in my car I made it to the office When it’s lunch time I just sit at my desk Pretending I have too much work to do. I’ve maxed out my credit cards The office gal asked why I’m not going to lunch She tells me to take a break. “Okay you’re right” I say I go to my car drive around the corner and sleep I am hungry When I go back to the office I’ll have more coffee It wakes me up I think about borrowing $20 for gas But I decide I don’t want to I’ll make it home I drive back home on empty My son is home from school His class is going on a field trip He needs ten dollars I write a check I know will bounce I make rice for dinner he is disappointed. I told him I forgot to go to store, but I will go tomorrow I put a lot of salt and pepper in it. The phone keeps ringing. We never answer it. I tell my son I have to run a quick errand I have a coin collection my father gave me I drive to a pawn shop They give me $60 for it. Its worth $200. It will cost me $91.00 to buy it back I put $10 in my gas tank I buy some cereal and milk for tomorrow “Where have you been?” “Sorry I didn’t think I would be gone so long” We watch T.V. together Just three more days Just three more days until pay day I’ll just make it.
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Jan 7, 2014
Jan 7, 2014 at 11:32 AM UTC
Here I am, no money and hungry again
Here I am, no money and hungry again The last few months have been tough Money is short again. I don’t have money to eat out I should have made a sandwich at the house But I don’t have any meat just bread I collected bottles and cans the night before trash day Late at night so the neighbors wouldn’t see I turned them into the recycling center Just to put $7.35 of gas in my car I made it to the office When it’s lunch time I just sit at my desk Pretending I have too much work to do. I’ve maxed out my credit cards The office gal asked why I’m not going to lunch She tells me to take a break. “Okay you’re right” I say I go to my car drive around the corner and sleep I am hungry When I go back to the office I’ll have more coffee It wakes me up I think about borrowing $20 for gas But I decide I don’t want to I’ll make it home I drive back home on empty My son is home from school His class is going on a field trip He needs ten dollars I write a check I know will bounce I make rice for dinner he is disappointed. I told him I forgot to go to store, but I will go tomorrow I put a lot of salt and pepper in it. The phone keeps ringing. We never answer it. I tell my son I have to run a quick errand I have a coin collection my father gave me I drive to a pawn shop They give me $60 for it. Its worth $200. It will cost me $91.00 to buy it back I put $10 in my gas tank I buy some cereal and milk for tomorrow “Where have you been?” “Sorry I didn’t think I would be gone so long” We watch T.V. together Just three more days Just three more days until pay day I’ll just make it.
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Jan 7, 2014
Jan 7, 2014 at 11:32 AM UTC
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