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Warpoem
Warpoem
Ms.Gardner
English10H2
5December2014
Collateral
Theysaywehavetogivethemsomecollateral
Thisone,thatone,theyllalldo,theysay.
Theytakeoursons,daughters,mothers.andfathers,
Itsok,wellgetthembacklatertheysay.
Itsonlytemporary,butweknowbetter.
Wefeelasthoughwerethepropertyofaloanoffice,
Beingtossedbackandforthlikeobjects.
Kickedaroundinadeeppoolofstatistics.
Ouridentitiesobscuredbymeaninglessnumbers
Theyactsorry,butweknowbetter
Werethebyproductofwar,
Andthatsnottemporary,forweknowbetter.