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Incorrigible Lottery Dreamer

(randomly drawn years gone by without gifted with pipe dream pot of gold) Paradise visage and eyes a bulge with dollar signs whetted imagination PowerBall ticket bought expected usual outcome after next drawing to yield monetary naught temptation for instant millions human foible to reach elusive pot of gold streak of universal desire potential riches overtook rational self delusions of grandeur caught aloud, enabled and provided flirtation illusory fate to experience rich draught envisioned emancipation nondenominational penury distant battle fought attacking hard scrapple existence wrought! At core precious legal tender chronically short supply within this (then) family of four though hard times, eye desired at least another son or daughter urge (long silenced this ram ewe who) vehemently didst roar boot budding young girls I whole-heartedly loved and adored, who rushed into opened arms, whenever back from trivial pursuits nearly squeezing out digested gore, when casually and nonchalantly turned key to open front door akin to finest crafted clock work sounding time of day they danced and frolicked like kittens or puppies bringing newspaper and/or dem golden (ha) slippers sharing silly concocted faux pa lore inviting me to play make believe games on floor enjoying revelry without keeping score yet…creating memories I forever store! Financial straits made unsettled existence hand to mouth fantastically generated grandiose aspirations successful life frequently headed south. Creative endeavors found excitement and linguistic pleasure thru attempt to pry poem or prose from mind deliberated semblance to communicate and extract idea from cranial rind words synchronized suitably in poetic third eye bind readers may espy hidden puns within rhyme lined with challenges or commiserate and complement via words of positive kind although large sum of money would be dog send delivered by one blessed angel in disguise redemption and salvation rued bing considerate regarding thankful escape out thumb poverty dust grind. Much rather be cursed with excess wealth deliverance to life, liberty and mental health depravity foreign concept never to rue by stealth, nor can money buy spiritual wealth!

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