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Sweat Shop

Down a boy’s sad face a bead of perspiration drops onto some cloth Someone now wears a cheap shirt made from the sweat of his brow. Written Feb. 17, 2022 For the Sweat Shop poetry contest of Kai Michael Neumann

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Terry Miller

Date: 3/5/2022 8:03:00 AM

Congratulations on a great write for this contest beautifully simple

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 3/5/2022 5:33:00 AM

Wonderful write. Love it. Congrats and God bless you. Love, Gina

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 2/24/2022 5:59:00 AM

This tells the tale, you are so correct here.

Joanna Daniel

Date: 2/23/2022 5:36:00 AM

Very deep message in such a short poem, Andrea:)

Jennifer Proxenos

Date: 2/20/2022 9:23:00 AM

An image captured that explains cheap labor verging on slave labor. Such a thought provoked excellent write and touching, as it hits home to almost all of us who find a bargain. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.

Robert Gorelick

Date: 2/19/2022 3:41:00 PM

Seat of his brow, clever word play..Good luck! Rob

Rico Leffanta

Date: 2/18/2022 11:12:00 AM

Capitalism enjoys no limits when its status is, "whatever the market will bear" as we see by merchants withholding merchandise so they can jack up the price. Governments must control greed by setting limits on profitability, e.g, charging $1,000 for one pill that cost less than 3-cents to manurfacture! Aloha!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 2/18/2022 10:05:00 PM

for sure

Joe Maverick

Date: 2/18/2022 7:45:00 AM

Well done as you so often do Andrea, Its Beyond disgusting, at the top of the rag Pyramid it seems.. My best wishes for the Contest also rather than soupmail You I did a write titled in (candid cant) a piece On the situation involving epstein and Windsor..' I think posted a week or two before The first one was found dead.'

John Read

Date: 2/18/2022 7:27:00 AM

Nice one Andrea,sadly its how big company's make big profits.

Joe Dimino

Date: 2/18/2022 5:25:00 AM

That's why I have not watched one minute of the Olympics~and would not buy a product of any company that has been a sponsor. I don't care how hard our athletes have labored...there are more important things than personal satisfaction. Well said!

Andrea Dietrich
Date: 2/18/2022 9:51:00 PM

maybe boycott all olympics, Joe. The entire world is corrupt and in our own country, sex trafficking is the worst HERE

Connie Marcum Wong

Date: 2/17/2022 11:52:00 PM

It is so sad how children are treated in those sweat shops. Graphic imagery Andrea. Blessings xxoo

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 2/17/2022 6:50:00 PM

Ooh…the image you’ve created.

Jeff Kyser

Date: 2/17/2022 4:48:00 PM

We take a lot for granted, don't we? It's like our food... We live out in the country, and my grandkids have to watch the chickens and rabbits get "processed", but at least they understand there's a real cost for the food placed before them at the table. take care!