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The tourist rolled up two American dollar bills
tight like a secret
placed them in my hand
not a bribe, she said
but to buy school supplies for my kids
My blind aunt sent over a box filled with frozen turkey
potatoes and canned beans
her Christmas feast from the food bank
not a handout, she said
but things I needed more than her
Poor, it appears, is relative
generosity too
tight like a secret
placed them in my hand
not a bribe, she said
but to buy school supplies for my kids
My blind aunt sent over a box filled with frozen turkey
potatoes and canned beans
her Christmas feast from the food bank
not a handout, she said
but things I needed more than her
Poor, it appears, is relative
generosity too
©Jenn Carson 2012
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