THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF THIS SISTER

What in the world was I thinking?
I think I closed both my eyes,
What was I expecting to happen?
Listening to those stupid lies.

One said, it's a chinch, you'll have no problem
Girl, I qualified - so can you,
There's really nothing to it
Here's all that you have to do.

But, then again I remember,
Hearing you can appeal it you know.
So they turn you down now....
You'll get it next time for sure.

Don't mind if you're always broke,
Can't pay your rent or bills,
You can hire yourself a lawyer,
You can let him appeal.

Tramping back and forth to the doctor,
Spending cash that you need,
Filling out forms and taking examinations
Each time they say, $10.00, PLEASE!

I know it must have been CRACK,
Either weed or cocaine,
But I wasn't even smoking!
So, what was frying my brain?

To think that I would be chosen,
Awarded my benefits,
That was the "joke of the millenium"
Just kiss my AZZ and go to SHE-IT.

Written by Mary Lewis
(March 27,2002, after I was denied my social security benefits)





RETRIBUTION

CAN ANYONE ONE OUT THERE FEEL ME? I MEAN...DO YOU SEE WHERE I'M COMING FROM?

I know there has -to - be- at least one person who has spent a lot of time

filling out forms of some kind, spilling out all your guts to somebody. Yeah,

PRACTICALLY WRITING A BIOGRAPHY OR NOVEL OF YOUR LIFE ON AN APPLICATION FORM FOR

a job, school paper or FEMA ASSISTANCE BOOKLET. Well now that you've spent hours as

much as weeks making sure every detail is in order, there's just no way you're be

denied. I MEAN,BEING DENIED, is the farthest thing from your mind.WELLLLLLLLLLLLLL

NOW THAT'S WHEN YOU JUST HAVE TO TELL SOMEBODY "WHERE TO GO." They said, "NO"!!!!!


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(that was 6 years ago... I've been approved and have been reaping the fruits of my

labor for one- full - year now!!!!!!!!!