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Label Me Weird... My Official Poem For Antoni De'leon's What Would You Do With $280,000. A January $ Challenge...

Antoni's Challenge Question: Perusing the picture below, what is your opinion and would you spend it on such a venture?

By Tiffany GordonPublished 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago 1 min read

Label Me Weird... 

But...

I'd rather spend my $280,000 fortune on a once-in-a-lifetime purchase of the intellectual footprint of a literary giant who dared to share his heart, mind, and views with the world...

Over a smorgasbord of material items... often overvalued by vanity-driven, high-society-minded guys and gurls...

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I'll 

take 

an 

ink-stained 

poem from yesteryear 

over

<a bunch of shiny jewelry>

<a BBL>

<or an automotive hellcat> 

that does twists and twirls... 

✨✨✨✨

Label Me Weird...

But...

Over the years

I've learned that

Words have the uncanny ability to revive weak spirits and to inspire future goals...

while breathing life and hope into the spirit and the soul...

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For these unique reasons, on my worst days, I'd love to receive:

✍🏾💌💕A love poem from The Creator when I feel neglected...

✍🏾💌💕A poem of motivation from my previously enslaved ancestors when I'm feeling uninspired... 

✍🏾💌💕A poem of encouragement from my late grandmother when I'm feeling ill... 

Or 

✍🏾💌💕A pep talk poem from my best friend forever when I'm feeling despondent...

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Because material items are replaceable but intellectual property is not...

🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️

THE END

Here is a link to the January $ Challenge if you would like to learn more:

Happy New Year Everyone!💃🏾🎉🧨🥳🎊✍🏾💌💕✨ Please feel free to join in! I am assisting with judging the challenge. Entries are due on January 31st 2025!

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About the Creator

Tiffany Gordon

I am a super-spiritual, fun-loving artist, writer, & peer-counselor residing in the Pacific Northwest. I am also an Institute of Children's Literature alumna who enjoys writing about the triumph of the human spirit.

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    Written by Tiffany Gordon