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Array ( [sid] => 114564 [catid] => 1 [aid] => mick [title] => Poor White Trash [time] => 2006-02-09 19:16:45 [hometext] => so many people who live in that dream world of upper class americans have forgotten about poor white trash well i havn't. comments welcome and encouraged [bodytext] => 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 [comments] => 3 [counter] => 182 [topic] => 21 [informant] => jessejames [notes] => [ihome] => 0 [alanguage] => english [acomm] => 0 [haspoll] => 0 [pollID] => 0 [score] => 10 [ratings] => 2 [editpoem] => 1 [associated] => [topicname] => Lifepoems )

Poor White Trash

Contributed by jessejames on Thursday, 9th February 2006 @ 07:16:45 PM in AEST
Topic: Lifepoems

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

Copyright © jessejames ... [ 2006-02-09 19:16:45]
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Re: Poor White Trash (User Rating: 1 )
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,
emy

Re: Poor White Trash (User Rating: 1 )
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.

MorningDove

Re: Poor White Trash (User Rating: 1 )
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,

Spike

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