$10 A Gallon? Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

$10 A Gallon?

Rating: 2.8


$10 a gallon?
For what?

'Does that really matter now?
When it approached
One dollar per gallon...
You should have voiced your concern then!
Not when your pockets have gotten thin.
And deepened to hold more lint!
You want to make cents?
Put these sunglasses on.
Grab a twig from a bush...
And get to begging!
MAYBE...
You might gain some sympathy,
From someone who recognizes you are in disguise.
And they are in the mood,
To share with you their good attitude.
IF they have some of 'that' left! '

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Seamus O Brian 07 September 2016

Enjoyable. Thank you!

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Amitava Sur 18 December 2014

Congratulation Lawrence.... very well written aspect....

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Rose Kanana 26 August 2016

Good message...timely voicing of issues.

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Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 18 December 2013

Congratulations Lawrence. as usual nice poem, though it has been selected as the POD a few times now..

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A candid and creative call that awakens us to the reality of proactive living.

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Congratulations. This poem ranks #05 in the Best Poems of Members.

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Bishwa Neupane 20 August 2022

Well written

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Craig Edwards 04 February 2022

Well executed poem Lawrence. Our bodies will return to the ground but our words will live on forever.

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Kehinde Salahudeen 07 August 2021

This is very interesting

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Pratanu Banerjee 14 February 2021

really amazing poem

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