Five Dollar Thinking

Man its bad when your
own flesh and blood.
Tell you will never going to
be nothing in life some day.
It is like pouring water
into this empty bucket.
Having no money deep
set pockets hating on.
Me just for the hell of it
trying to get your rocks off.

By Kenneth D. Bolden
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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April 2, 2016 at 1:17 AM
Kenneth Bolden, nice to see this one again. LINDA
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August 18, 2015 at 11:33 PM
Kenneth, I like this very much SKAT
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October 11, 2011 at 10:55 AM
Congratulations on your poetry placing in Nancy's contest Kenneth. Love, Carol
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October 10, 2011 at 10:43 PM
Congrats Kenneth on your HM in the contest.. with this amazing entry ..luv.. enjoy honor..
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October 10, 2011 at 9:45 PM
Yep... sucks muchly! Thanks for the write and for supporting my contest. Some of my relatives would rather give up their golf and beauty parlor time than read me. Beauty day, Namaste~N
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October 5, 2011 at 8:31 AM
wow! five dollar thinking, can get one in some risky bad wishing... Kenneth, a very interesting though of yours,, thank you for sharing,..p.d.
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