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Entitlement

It's difficult, purposturous even, for some to conceive

Of a life that is fought for

 

A sense of security earned

With every waking hour you've been cursed

 

They baffle at the mute colors with which you paint

And half heartedly smile,

 

As they pass, with their fluorescent teeth

Yours ***** and yellow

 

From the brown water that has become your gasoline

From the cigarettes that are now your oxygen tank

 

The good air is all bought up

The good food is all turned to ****

 

**** for you to envy

As you scrub

 

They will loan you a dream

Knowing it is an unclimbable mountain

 

Because they are waiting at the top

With the soul of a shoe

 

You eat stew out of habit

Always chasing the wild rabbit

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Written by
nicholas-rew
American
Published
Apr 7, 2015
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20·129
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#struggling #school #nomoney #minimumwage

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