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Priceless Privilege

prejudice against poverty

By Harper Lewis Published 5 months ago • 1 min read
Priceless Privilege
Photo by Hermes Rivera on Unsplash

I’ve heard it said:

a simple solution

to eliminate starving

is sterilizing

the poor.

After all, they don’t

contribute to your coffer

so you say they don’t offer

anything worthwhile.

How ‘bout we

tax (or eat)

the

rich

Instead?

social commentary

About the Creator

Harper Lewis

Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing!

Intrusive rhyme bothers me, except as a weapon.

Intertextuality is my passion.

Formalist/ New Critical are my guiding theories.

My words are mine, not a robot’s.

MA English literature, CofC

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    Written by Harper Lewis