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Jack L Martin
Poems
Aug 2018
McRiddle
Hello
Thank you for stopping
How may I help you?
I would like
two items
from the value menu
to feed my children
Nothing for me
I will go hungry
A few dollars
is all we have
The kids are in the back
of our rusty car
our home on wheels
In need of repair
Rent was late
the electric was turned off
their father left us
we were evicted
no support from
our family
our "friends"
or the government
we are alone
By the way
may I please use
my employee discount?
Based on a true story
#minimum
#wage
#single
#mom
#eviction
#despair
#fast
#food
#help
#me
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Jack L Martin
47/M/Somewhere Else
(47/M/Somewhere Else)
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