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A Short Essay on Poverty

January 19, 2009 12:22 PM EST (Updated: January 19, 2009 12:24 PM EST)

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She had a golden tear. It had grown on the left side of her cheek. Its root went further. Right through her skin. Onto the back side of her tongue.

She wept when she was hungry.

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Comments: 7

JustMe ~I'm happy to be~ Jan 19, 2009, 12:28pm EST

An incredibly powerful punch in the space of a few words.

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Beryl Singleton Bissell Jan 19, 2009, 4:31pm EST

I am intrigued by your choice of a golden tear.

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The Clown !!! Jan 19, 2009, 8:30pm EST

I'm intrigued by your intrigue, Beryl.

Smile.

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Ann M. (Site Scryer) Jan 19, 2009, 9:02pm EST

This is eerie, Clown.

A golden tear, the color of riches, with hunger as its root. That's a powerful political statement, if you are saying that riches are necessarily built on hunger.

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