Porsha Olayiwola – “My Mother”

Featuring at Button Poetry Live.

“My mother is two jobs and an empty piggy bank. Is section eight for retirement plan. Is no savings account. No trust fund. No money ‘til the fifteenth of the month.”

Don’t miss this incredible poem from Porsha Olayiwola, featuring at Button Poetry Live.

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