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Busting our ass all day Just to see our money go its own way With all this trying to get ahead Trying to keep ourselves fed The price of each word said Breaking our back High prices on the attack Seems your working for free Spending all the money before a penny you even see Working all week paid per hour Just to pay for your electric power Cost of gas to run to town No wonder everyone wears a frown It gets them down What's that smile going to cost. Grab it before the moment is lost To live, cost so high Paying the bills same as mask men making you reach for the sky Figuring out where the money went. Before you left the house it was already spent Kids needing this or that. My wallet ain't all that fat Robbery of the poor When the rich has so much more Yet higher, the cost of living does soar Work all week Of my money I get nary a peek Where does it all go For it I have nothing to show That's all I know

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Date: 3/9/2023 2:54:00 PM
UGH, tell me about it. These are struggling days. Nice poem, William :)
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Date: 3/8/2023 12:16:00 AM
Yes the cost of everything is difficult and doesn't improve. A good poem. Well written.
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