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The $10 question

Is 10 dollars 10?
OR
Is 10 dollars more?
Today a man approached me
but didn’t know I was poor
He had no idea 
My job was no more
He told me his story
Just out of jail
His wife had been harsh
His life was a fail
He hardly had teeth
Noticed I was Muslim
Said words like Ramadan
Kareem and Shukran
That 10 that I had 
Was an impulsive decision
But it’s Ramadan I thought
In that split second intention
I know you shouldn’t think of it
After you give
Especially in Islam
From your left hand you hid
But that’s 10 dollars less
I don’t have to live
But I wonder if it’s 10
Cuz it feels a lot more
Is 10 dollars 10?
OR
Is 10 dollars more?

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