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It’s illegal

2/2/2022

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A third grader said in my poetry class today that it’s illegal to give homeless people money.
No it’s not, said the other kids.
Yes it is, he insisted. They’re rich and they’re just pretending to be poor.
It's not illegal, I said, though maybe what you're saying is that you don't know who you can trust when they tell you something?
No, it's illegal.
Really, I didn't know that, I said as if I were genuinely curious. Who said that?
My dad told me, he said proudly.
Then I said, as if in afterthought, How many rich people do you think sit on the street in the cold and ask for money?
One, he said.
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    Margo Perin

    Margo Perin likes to share what she finds funny, sad, or what makes her think, sometimes all three, and she hopes it does the same for you. She is the author of Plexiglass, The Opposite of Hollywood, Only the Dead Can Kill: Stories from Jail, and How I Learned to Cook & Other Writings on Complex Mother Daughter Relationships. She teaches poetry and creative writing to kids and beyond, and coordinates poetry programs for California Poets in the Schools.                         
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