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

[nuconvert]

I C Troll

[ArrogantBustard]

Where's that promising Bush?

I've always wanted to plant a hedge of Promising Bushes in my front yard, but I can't seem to find them at the nursery.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

IB4Z!!

[APFel]

There one was a man from DU
Brain cells, he had but a few
He trolled on FR
But he didn't get far
Being poor isn't the only problem for you.

APf

[Skip Ripley]

I died because I'm a middle class white guy....see, bad things happen to us too.

[Xenalyte]

Or my favorite couple, Ben and Eileen Dover . . . or that stoner broad Lydia Bestpot . . . or the hoochie Heidi Salami . . . or even A. Nicholas Fivepennies.

I could do this all DAY. (It's an exercise we do out at my Festival.)

[Tribune7]

Now that was not so good, was it?

[McGruff]

from phoenixrising47's profile: "I concerned member of the Human Race."

Is English your second language?

[8mmMauser]

I. (don't) C. Howe.

This is funny stuff!

[Alberta's Child]

I.C. Howe is your pen name, isn't it? Your real name is Ima Hoe.

[Tenacious 1]

How long is this garbage going to be on these pages?

[Sax]

Ok, buddy finish the string of logic - it's incomplete.

Let me take a stab at it:

I'm dying because I'm poor.

I'm poor because I'm lazy.

Lazy comes from entitlement - the world doesn't owe you anything, but this country still offers up opportunity on the grandest scale. Take advantage of it dude - self pity sucks.

[COBOL2Java]

Welcome to Free Republic. I also see in your profile,

"I concerned member of the Human Race."

Let me help you with the grammar: "I am a concerned member of the Human Race."

Now assuming you don't get ZOTted, you may want to correct your profile...

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

Poor is a defeatest state of mind that all liberals push to make everyone feel sorry for them. It's called welfare state.
ZOT!

[arasina]

Hah. Cute. I.C. Howe.

U.C. Howe to be pitiful, actually.

Being 'poor' in this nation of generosity? That's not what killed you; laziness did.

[RGSpincich]

by I.C. Howe

Stolen from I.P. Freely.

[Brilliant]

"I concerned member of the Human Race."



Really? You concerned?

[marvlus]

I hope this was you:

I don't think your sentiments reflect most of Freepers. Only the lowly.

[litehaus]

"Woman + bad poetry = the prized "poetess" designation."

Hark! I floating back to the Klintoon Days....I hear you Maya........LOL....