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I live in the bubble
Where paying $30,000 for private school is affordable
Where Range Rovers and Mercedes roam the streets
Where Organic foods are the way to eat
And five dollars is worth nothing
I live in the unreal world
The world where millions of impoverished children lie asleep hungry
While
I am able to live this spectacular life
Im stuck in this privileged bubble
Where foreclosures of houses and
Parents holding signs on the sides of streets raising even one dollar for a meal
Where eating at Mcdonalds is a daily lifestyle
And being scared to step foot out of the house
Hearing arousing screams from the neighbors next door
From my parents
In the middle of the night awaken by gunshot and a screech of death
Scared to walk in the streets
Filled with kidnappers
And
Rapist lurking
To me
This is unthinkable
One day your father be the one holding a help sign on the side of the street
When you always felt it was ridiculous
Roaming from motel to motel
Your family can't provide stable places to live
Your parents come home day after day without a job
Deciding whether your household should have electricity, heat, or water
This is the real world
This is the life that 25% of children live
This is the life that five dollars would feed a meal for a family
This is the life with the millions of unemployed
This is
For me
Unimaginable
For I live in this tiny privileged bubble
Where private schooling is an option
Where Range Rovers and Mercedes roam the streets
Where asking your parents for five dollars means nothing
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