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

[Lazamataz]

LOL! See, anyone can do this.

Dijya like the W'mb't poem?

[Allegra]

"Because I'm Blonde"
by Xenalyte

LOL! This thread is generating some great stuff.

I was going to write one called "I Tripped Because I'm Clumsy."

[Xenalyte]

Yo B&H, Wombat ping!

Laz, I love it.

[Darksheare]

Here, this will fix you right up:

"WARNING - Not to be taken internally!" - Slings and Arrows

In 12 cup drip percolator pot, fill to 6 cup mark with water.
In filter, put 6 heaping scoops of coffee.
Medium roast works best, just make sure it's a robust blend.
Found a maxwellhouse 'medium roast' that was rather anemic.
Put pinch of salt in filter, about as much as it would take to cover the surface of a dime with one even layer.
This keeps the coffee from tasting burned too quickly, it doesn't age well brewed this way.

Brew, recirculate if need be, usually not.
Add sugar and dairy creamer.
Creamora and coffeemate are not recommended unless you like the heart racing that Ranger Pudding gives.
That, and the nondairy creamer will give you both a headache and a buzz with the coffee.


I usually put about 8 spoons of sugar in this stuff, it ends up being like Russian Kava, thick and sweet with that bitter overtone to it.

Oh, and I am NOT responsible for seeming demonic possession of the coffeepot, or the coffeepot ending up acting as if it has been damaged.

Be sure NOT to add creamora or coffeemate to the brew, unless you LIKE ranger pudding style heart racing.
When I brew that stuff for myself, I recirculate the stuff to brew a second time, but that's me for my own personal enjoyment, and it may wreck the coffeepot.
Don't forget the salt, it's important to the finished brew.

[Darksheare]

(To the tune Frosty the Snowman)

Gooey the skullboy was a jolly shrunken head
With a miniature face and a sewn up nose
And no eyes for all we know
Gooey the skullboy is a prank I heard it said
He's not made of snow but the children
know how he chased their mom one day.
There must have been some magic in the shrunken head they found
'Cause when they placed it on the bed it began to roll around.
Gooey the skullboy was alive or so they said
He's just a head today now he'll roll away
We'll watch him as he goes...

[Darksheare]

She stole my heart forevermore
But that's okay, I still have FOUR.
Sitting in jars by my bed
Right next to the shrunken head.
Sitting on the clock where it should be
Staring at me for eternity...


Stolen heart

[dighton]

I think that we have never joked,
As much as when his mama croaked.

— Joyce O’Killinemall

[martin_fierro]

Pome PING

[TomServo]

LOL!!!!!!

[xsmommy]

i dide bc i is stoopid.

[TomServo]

In retrospect - adding this adds a touch of class..

Burma Shave!

[after dark]

Are you one of the politicians I referred to in my post.

Your concern about my children(as if I had any), is so deeply moving I wish to send you a campaign donation.

[martin_fierro]

[xsmommy]

pornpome?

[qwert]

You died because you were dumb. Remember Darwin ? When people tell you 3 days ahead of time a hurricane is comming, and then repeat it every 3 hours for the next 3 days and You are still there, without supplies, without water without nothing, after ALL the warning, well I think you deserve to die, you are to dumb to be on this planet.

Thank God your dead !!! You can't bread anymore

[John Lenin]

If it was elction day those buses would have been there to pick up the 'poor' instead of sitting in a parking lot underwater.

[oldenuff2no]

Your daddy should have stayed in the home and worked to support your family. Both of your parents should not have dropped out of high school. Your mommy should have worked part time while you were in school. Along with the welfare money your mom takes each month she should have taken the free college courses that were offered. I can only wish that I had had the opportunities handed to me that the blacks ignore every day. Get your own live and be responsible for it!!!!!!

[N. Theknow]

Well, at least he had his computer and access to the internet.

Want more money from the giant government tit?

I.C. Howe - Who's your Daddy?

Doan C. Howe

[SelmaLee]

"Well, at least he had his computer and access to the internet.

He probably had to wait in line - down at the library - to use their computer. That promising Bush didn't promise him free internet access, but I think Ray Nagin did.

[ArrogantBustard]

Brilliant!!!