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The Land I Once Paid A Fortune For

By Victor MendezPublished 5 months ago • 1 min read
Top Story - June 2026
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I am taking some time to organize my comic book collection so have not been here in a few days. Believe me, it is a labor of love but still a labor so I will leave this for a chew toy for y'all. Peace

THE LAND I ONCE PAID A FORTUNE FOR

6/13/2026

The land is not fertile

things come to die here

it is on the owners

the oxygen is depleted

by those of heavy usage,

I own a small plot of land

and my wares-tho plenty

many refuse.

So i beg at the doorstep

a proud man once

now just a street corner hustler

with little to none.

Renown eludes me

fame deludes me

I have stepped on rocks

once smooth as friends

now jagged and cutting

Still..

It's just living pain.

We have become intimate

this pain and I

more a friend than any past friend can vie.

So I sow my land

with my one best friend

and the things I reap

comfort me in the end.

Perhaps from the pain

but just understand

They are mine

my dreams

and my thoughts

and to me

this land is everything

with pain dearly bought.

Peace

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About the Creator

Victor Mendez

Born in 1958.There's a lot of road beneath these feet.Worn out pairs upon pairs of shoes.Been a ranch kid,a city kid,a Marine,a dad, a grandfather now,an avid reader and just recently began writing poetry in 2015 just to vent.

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    Written by Victor Mendez