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Down to a handful of change
He begins to count
Just enough for bread
And a jar of peanut butter
This has to last him a full week
It’s all he will eat
This is a splurge
Last week he lived
On ramen alone
He can’t recall
When he had vegetables
Fruit would be
A precious dessert
But the heat is still on
and the water still flows
His small apartment is dark
But a place to call home
One more unemployment check
More doors closed in his face
He thinks he might survive
At least until Spring
After that who knows
Written for Fandango’s Flash Fiction Challenge (FFFC) #99
Leigha Robbins 