the black rose of poverty smells
like the money you wanna ask your parents for
old leftover refrigerated pizza
the leather of a wallet there’s no point in carrying
gasoline you don’t have to get to a doctor
you can’t afford
and a big “why”
turning from the clicking ceiling fan
you just may find yourself swinging from

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Daniel J. Flore III

Daniel J. Flore III’s fifth book of poetry is WRITTEN IN THE DUST ON THE CEILING FAN and it can be found here.