Not A Penny

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    Not A Penny
    I don't have a penny
    not a penny to my name,
    not a quarter or a dime
    nor a nickel just the same.
    I work real hard from nine to five
    on every working day,
    but I don't have a penny
    not a penny to my name.

    By Heather D. Roe

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    Plot121 commented on Not A Penny

    12-29-2008

    This was a good poem lord knows I been down that road from one time or another. I wished it was just me with these finacial struggles. Robert...
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    udontgetme commented on Not A Penny

    12-26-2008

    I know exactly how you feel, but you said it better.
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    lo17ve commented on Not A Penny

    11-20-2008

    This poem is short and to the point...and i love it. what i love about it is that it is so short, but yet it holds an emotion that is so strong, that so many people deal with every day. i was just sitting here thinking about how hard i work and how l
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    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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