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Abundance

A is for apathetic, “We all know you are!”
B is for b*tching, “Why can’t we have three cars?”
U is for the umbilical cord, you’ve never cut from Ma.
N is for neutral, “You've no guts to take a stand.”
D is for dependent, “You'll always need a hand!”
A is for angry, “Well, what else could you be?”
N is for nostalgia, cause in the past you’re free.
C is for all you children, who think they run the show.”
E is for euthanasia, how else could you get our dough.

And, all that forms abundance,
In case you could not tell?
Or went to school in Texas?
And never learned to spell.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Arowolo Avatar
May 2, 2015 at 9:06 PM
Wonderful piece,Debbie.Congrats on your superb win...light and love..
Ackerson Avatar
April 30, 2015 at 10:15 PM
N, E and the last stanza, funnny! I'm still smiling, congrats!
A  Avatar
April 30, 2015 at 6:44 PM
DEBBIE. Congratulations on your well-deserved win. SKAT love
Guzzi Avatar
April 30, 2015 at 7:36 PM
thank you Linda
A   Avatar
April 25, 2015 at 11:32 PM
nice win. PD
Lindley Avatar
April 22, 2015 at 9:30 PM
Congratulations on a great win.
Allison Avatar
April 22, 2015 at 7:00 PM
abundantly funny Debbie congrats on your win:-) Hugs Jan xx
Roper Avatar
April 22, 2015 at 2:08 PM
I love this humorous write, :) a 7 and congratulations on your wonderful win. Blessings eve
Haight Avatar
April 22, 2015 at 10:25 AM
Love this, Debbie! Funny, yet true and sad at the same time. Congrats on your win. Hugs, Sandra
Ebbs Avatar
April 22, 2015 at 7:18 AM
Nicely done Debbie, congrats!
Brown Avatar
November 30, 2012 at 6:26 AM
Congratulations on your placement in Francine's "Humor Me" contest Debbie. Love, Carol
A   Avatar
November 19, 2012 at 2:36 PM
Dear lady, the smiles and all fit you well..... congratulations with your poem... always~ :-) PD
Eastman Avatar
November 18, 2012 at 11:01 AM
LOL Sounds like my home. Congratulations on a great win.
Dietrich Avatar
November 18, 2012 at 10:20 AM
LIke a kind of Thanksgiving list, except doesn't work for the Thanksgiving contest because it spells out abundance. hahaha. Congrats on your win, debs.
Tams The Golden Girl Avatar
November 18, 2012 at 8:29 AM
An abundance of congratulations dear lady .
Ryerson Avatar
November 18, 2012 at 6:57 AM
An 'abundance' of funny stuff cher!...Congratulations of course - Tim
Guzzi Avatar
November 18, 2012 at 7:16 AM
yup..too bad so much of it's true and and I suppose I should pick on Poor Ole George Bush...but he made it so easy!
Roberts Avatar
November 18, 2012 at 5:01 AM
LOL Debbie, great write ....Seren
Roberts Avatar
November 17, 2012 at 10:24 PM
congrats on your third place win in the contest Debbie
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