I died because I'm poor. (Compassionate mod kicks in a penny for the funeral)

Poet | I.C. Howe

[phoenixrising47]

I died because I'm poor.

I'm floating in the water. My Mom is accross from me. Mosquitos swarm around us. They're our only friends.

I'm in the United States. Of, America. Not Vietnam. I'm not on T.V. It's really me. I'm dying 'cause I'm poor.

Mama's eyes are fluttering. Like a butterfly. This is real. Please, people. Not a photo op. I'm dying 'cause I'm poor.

I spit on Mama's lips, to give her moisture. Her face turns cold. I'm crying 'cause I'm poor.

Oh, Mama! Dear sweet Mama. I wail into the sky. Where's that promising Bush? Mama didn't have to die.

Now it's my turn. I hear the helicopter, but have no strenth to go out on the porch. I'm dying 'cause I'm poor.

I hear the rotors of the blades. I'm hugging Mama. Get her warm. Oh, Mama, it's come to this. We're dying 'cause we're poor.

I reach out to the men. And suddenly it's black. My life's film has broke. It broke 'cause I'm poor.

It broke 'cause I'm poor. It didn't have to be. We did better in the Tsunami. We did better in the war.

We died 'cause we're poor

by I.C. Howe

[Mikey_1962]

I wrote better poetry in 6th grade.

[april15Bendovr]

Here is my poem

When I die I dont want to be an example of Martyrdom for the liberal agenda so dont cry.

[akorahil]

I liked your poem far better than the one above.

[Sidebar Moderator]

The Mods are slow this morning. :-)

No, we're here

Just reading and drinking some coffee ;-)

[headsonpikes]

"Great parody"

One can only hope. It's not that bad as a send-up of gubmint-funded rubbish rhymes!

[RayStacy]

That was good, my man. LOL.

[Tenacious 1]

I reluctantly gave a Crap before the last election down there. Since the Chocolate City still deems Ray Ray the finest leader of the infestation, I no longer have any sympathy or care about those idiots. They obviously are too stupid to learn.

[PeteB570]

Read to the last post, refresh and find 3-5 more. This is fun and the mods are slow this AM.

[butternut_squash_bisque]

The mods are letting us have some fun on this rainy Monday morning. Good on them!

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"Dark and lonely on a Summer's night. Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.

The watchdog barking, do he bite? Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.

C-I-L-L my landlord."

[ARepublicanForAllReasons]

They are having fun cause they're rich, white and Republican.

[PeteB570]

Ooops, sorry.

[GOPJ]

If anyone in this county is dying because they're poor, they should contact the local newspaper. Newspapers would love to do a story on you. They'll happily bash Bush for you.

And non-profits would love to have you as a poster boy. Everyone's spent decades looking for you -- you're the justification for endless poverty programs and more to come. Go for it. Get your 15 minutes of fame. IBTZ

[satchmodog9]

You died because you were poor and because your crack whore mother was too strung out to pay attention to you eating those paint chips.

[ricer1]

phoenixrising47, Your web entry says it all:

Since Jun 26, 2006
I concerned member of the Human Race.

I concerned about you....

[The_Victor]

Welcome to Free Republic

Don't quit your day job.

[Artemis Webb]

That was terrible...try putting a beer and a pickup truck in the poem next time and maybe it will help.

[SlowBoat407]

[Xenalyte]

I just figured out what this reminds me of!

Images
by Tyrone Green

Dark and lonely on a summer's night.
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
Watchdog barking. Do he bite?
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
Slip in his window. Break his neck.
Then his house I start to wreck.
Got no reason. What the heck?
Kill my landlord. Kill my landlord.
C-I-L my landlord!

[dmw]

The mods are still asleep out there in California. Should be hearing from them very soon.