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A Poor Man's Struggle
November 8, 2015
He came from dirt
but emerged a diamond-
A mother's love
loved more than others'-
He was pushed
and threatened to topple-
The top was taken
a poor man's struggle
© Stephanie N. Roseville, MI
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In my 7th grade English class, Ms. Pinson (my teacher) was telling us about a man that came from nothing. He was homeless for a time, but his mother pushed him to do good in school and to go places. He is now a very successful businessman. This story inspired me, and I started writing.