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Book 11 Pg 36

The poor rich

The ‘poor rich,’

having to endure the constant demands of the ‘struggling poor,’

With their eternal request ‘for more.’

The poor rich,

having to endure a constant battle to hold on to their possessions,

while the poor attempt to commandeer it sometimes with aggression.

The poor rich,

separated and ostracized by society simply because of their riches,

while the poor ‘poor’ itch to become ‘just like them.’

© Written by Dominic John Gill www.poetry.net.au  dominicj7@poetry.net.au 23/12/99