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Poor Man Poems - Poems about Poor Man

Poor man, married

He thinks post nor prior, poor man’s married,
He looks but sees no more, poor man’s married.

Late from office and empty-handed still,
Now catches up with chore, poor man’s married.

Get up when told gets up, sits when so told,
If he’s voice he’s not sure, poor man’s married. 

A curse can be no worse, she sure can be,
Lifelong
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Categories: poor man, humor, husband,
Form: Ghazal

Premium MemberThe Rich Man, the Poor Man

The rich man had one reason to smile,
The poor man only had a million...
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Categories: poor man, analogy, happiness, men, money,
Form: Carpe Diem



Poor Man Prayer

‘I leave am for God’
Is the poor man's prayer 
When he submits to higher realms
Transferring judgement to higher forces 
The answer to that prayer is often terrifying 

When you take another for granted 
Trampling on another because you are advantaged
Usurping communal wealth because you are in charge
Bleeding the flock you are supposed to pastor 
It
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Categories: poor man, betrayal, bullying, corruption, political,
Form: Free verse

Rich Man Poor Man

How terribly and awfully English was he 
Stopped everything for his afternoon tea 
Crumpets for his breakfast covered with jam
Sandwiches for a light lunch mustard and ham 

He lived in a mansion in the country somewhere 
Butlers to dress him and barbers to cut his hair
A rich man was he not particularly pleasant 
Out each
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Categories: poor man, truth,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberRich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man
By Franklin Price
12/29/2018

 A rich man and a poor man
Met out on a walk one fine day.
Being as different, as different can be,
What would you think they might say?

The rich man knew of the poor man
For he worked for him at the mill
And bolstered his pay making moonshine
At a still hidden up
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Categories: poor man, drink, humanity, humor,
Form: Rhyme



Premium MemberTinker a Rich Man--A Poor Man

TINKER   A RICH MAN--A POOR MAN 

how you a rich man
and you got a mortgage due
shouldn’t you be through

what you want to give
and why is it’s hard to live
shouldn’t you be true

I am a poor man
and I can hardly stand here
make it on my own

you’re torn and bitter
sworn to deliver nothing 
must you
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Categories: poor man, america, analogy, confusion, judgement,
Form: Haiku

Premium MemberPoor Man Beggar Man

She tinkers change someone left on the table
waiting for brunch at the Bluebonnet Bistro,
a hole in the wall with thick on the windows.

Lost deep to thought, this rock ‘n roll liberal
in her mid-twenties and sage satin stole,
pockets a penny that weighs down the satchel

strapped to her shoulder and swung under table,
asway just above cherry red
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Categories: poor man, lost love, memory,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberRich Man Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man,
Beggar Man, Thief.

A Soldier, Sailor,
And a Tinkering Taylor.

All shelter me
From this intolerable grief.
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Categories: poor man, angst,
Form: Prose Poetry

Premium MemberRich Man, Poor Man

Rich Man, Poor Man,
Beggar Man, Thief.

A Soldier, Sailor,
And a Tinkering Taylor.

All shelter me
From this intolerable grief.
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Categories: poor man, angst,
Form: Ballad

Premium MemberThe Poor Man

The Poor Man

The Savior came a walking down a long and dusty road
when a poor man He saw walking alone  
He said to the man
“Follow Me My son, and I will show you the way to My home”.

The man said to him in complete amazement
“I have no money sir, how can I repay this
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Categories: poor man, christian,
Form: Free verse

The Thoughts of a Poor Man

These words I write could not explain
No could it hide my shame
Why does poverty have to bear my name
How I wish, I was born into the house of fame.

Maybe then I wont be so ashame
In Poverty there is no one, I can blame
How I try not for things to remain the same
They say, I should
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Categories: poor man, change, class, community, cry,
Form: Free verse

Poor Man On a Bike

Poor Man On A Bike

There is a viral photo of an Indian/Bangladeshi on a bike...
With 5 little children and his bedraggled suffering wife....
They all are seated on the bike, one kid seated up on his neck...
Another was sandwiched between him and his wife seated behind.....
Another kid was seated precariously on the handlebar of the bike...
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Categories: poor man, bangla, community, dad, family,
Form: Free verse

Betray a Poor Man

Once you betray a poor man
(His state may not change though),
Your heart is started to be called his kind.
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Categories: poor man, betrayal, heart,
Form: Free verse

Poor Man

the house is gorgeous
perfect 
for a lonely like me
no one around to
force me to talk
finally 
peace and quiet
i have moved in my furniture 
situated myself into my new life
time to live 
my life
finally 
days pass
before he shows up 
“Do you know where Frank
is?”
he asked
he was distraught
but before I could answer
he left
sobbing
“Frank, 
Frank…”
who was he?
the next
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Categories: poor man, absence, loneliness, mental illness,
Form: Free verse

Rich Man,Poor Man

If you had to live
the way I do, 
then you too would 
feel sad and blue. 
To have so little good 
and so much bad,
would leave absolutely anyone 
feeling down and sad.
If you had to live my life, 
even for just one day, 
I'd understand if you turned to God
and got down on your knees
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Categories: poor man, identity,
Form: Rhyme

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