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The Fruit of Destitution

In the gaiety of poverty I’m happy as you please paying my rent with drunken smiles celebrating my choice of subsidized afflictions Its not me you see clothed in the sun bleeding thoughts of glory toiling amongst the colorful dead I sweat black earth share scars with straw hats whisper intimacies into restless pools of light as green bananas fall from the heavens.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2007




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