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Poor White Trash
Contributed by
jessejames
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Thursday, 9th February 2006 @ 07:16:45 PM in AEST
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My uncle rents a trailer at the bottom of a hill
In a one horse town where everything's standin' still
Between the wife and kids and lack of overtime
Come the end of the month he doesn't have an extra dime
When it comes to good fortune he got the short end of the stick
Cause the bills are always behind and the baby's always sick
He slaves in a plant where he's treated like a mule
And he drives an old truck that he can hardly afford to supply with fuel
One day soon his job will have gone to somewhere down in Mexico
And after fifteen dedicated years they'll just let uncle Freddy go
He's spent his life doin for others and bustin his ass
All with the hope of becoming more than poor white trash
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jessejames
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2006-02-09 19:16:45]
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Re: Poor White Trash
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by emystar on
Thursday, 9th February 2006 @ 08:57:33 PM AEST
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Great write. U should send this to Mr. Bush.
huggs,
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Re: Poor White Trash
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by MorningDove on
Thursday, 9th February 2006 @ 09:38:11 PM AEST
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Your poem is good and I get you well-intentioned meaning, but could we say economically-challenged or just broke, because these problems come in all colors, not just white. Not being rude, but God doesn't create trash, men do. Our government is the cause of this and as long as republicans are in office it will be this way. Rich fat cats that don't care about anyone but themselves and back all the others like them. We pay while they play. I wish your Uncle well and all the others in this world in the same situation.
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Re: Poor White Trash
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by Spike on
Friday, 10th February 2006 @ 09:27:31 PM AEST
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Hey JJ,
this should be posted under a socio-political category, it is that strong in its message. This is an honest and raw protest against the economic class system (and the indifference to change) that pervades the US and every other Western country. Forget showing it to Bush - he's dyslexic. And I understand you are writing this from a personal perspective, so PWT, not another cultural or ethnic group, is your legitimate cultural reference point.
Just in terms of rhythmic meter, if you shortened a couple sentences, it would flow better.
Thanks for posting,
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