Line Gauthier Poet Free verse

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The Ugliness of Money

Why do so many not have enough
    for their most basic needs

While others have more
    than they can ever spend

They can’t take it with them in the end



AP: Honorable Mention 2025

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Bill Baker July 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM Share the wealth people! I like it! Line. A poet friend in Texas, Bill Line Gauthier August 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM What a simple idea ~

sara Etgen-Baker July 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM the disparity between the have's and have not's has always bothered me. The concept of having 'enough' is lost in today's world. Nicely done, Sara Line Gauthier July 31, 2025 at 4:19 PM Thank you very much, Sara ~ totally agree