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you were normal


Listen Poverty,

 

Casually saying

"can't afford it"

was like commenting on

the weather

 

You were normal

constant like 

an Old Friend

 

Commodities like water

warmthelectrcitygasinternet

were regularly lost because

of you

But

family and some house

 Always Present

 

You were normal

a shrug of shoulders

stratches or

tears

 

Until People showered me with

Their reasons and

spread their ill rumors

about You

 

And so i learned

to be

Ashamed of You

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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