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American Dream

A Nonsensical Battle of People and Corporations

By Mallory WhitePublished 3 years ago 1 min read
American Dream
Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

Work Work Work is all I do.

A slave to corporate America and red, white, and blue.

My dreams at night escape me in the day.

My pessimistic hopefulness keeps me at bay.

Tugging my bootstraps, feeling fresh and anew.

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