by Dean Jolly

Created on: December 26, 2008

Pennies in a jar

One by one the pennies pile up the whole
Rusted royal faces on round rings stare bold
At half empty room with half eaten bowl
Of last nights dinner left there until cold
Strewn clothes and papers line the floor
Wide open on the vacancy pages
Three or four circled adds crossed out. No store
Nor any other place paying wages
Which would keep up with the two weeks of rent
Or fill the fridge freezer with frozen food
To feed a hungry stomach that is spent
From this vicious circle of life that has brewed
The pennies are almost full it's not far
rTo create half-full Pennies in a Jar

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