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Colors Of Public Assistance
Grey
Is the color
Of power.
You can see this:
Office buildings are grey.
Cubicles are grey.
Money, two letters off.
White is the color of peace,
And hope,
And the color of the linoleum
Where they take pieces of you
And put it on a card.
Brown
Is the faces
Of most I see.
It's interesting how color
Affects so much.
Black,
Their smiles.
The screen,
The air.
I think,
...
Wednesday 4th January 2017 6:29 pm
Department of Social and Health Services
Sitting in a plastic chair,
Waiting for a person
To tell me
If I can afford
This month
How did I
Get here?
I had dreams.
I had goals.
And so did
Everyone in this room.
The wait
Kills
The screams of bored children
Pop my peace
And I wonder
Why?
It's a simple enough question.
Why me?
Why here?
Why now?
God,
I suppose.
His laughter feels
Like nails
Pounded into nails...
Wednesday 4th January 2017 6:27 pm
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