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Money

January 5, 2024
By Ryland BRONZE, Cupertino, California
Ryland BRONZE, Cupertino, California
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Favorite Quote:
"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" - Aretha Franklin


Green paper piled high atop their minds
Breathe in its signature scent; let it intoxicate you with its lascivious allure
Caviar, Oysters, Foie Gras, Truffles, Saffron, buy them with your newfound treasure Weightless, Carry its burden on your shoulders
Empty, Sick, Starving
How Peculiar

The green now coats your skin 


The author's comments:

This piece indulges in the culture humans have built around money. Often, society determines wealth in the form of money rather than family, friends, and experiences. It is my goal that individuals can learn from this poem about the allure and downfall of indulgence in greed through money. 


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