Tweek The Squeegee Kid will be gone soon enough
So those that resent her need only be patient, in time she’ll leave
But for those who wonder how she manages to float without drowning
She will impress us with her damaged dance of sadness and odd hope
A grace so deeply filled with eccentric logic and determination
Obscurely twisted with the fury of her childhood molested
How will she be rescued from this tragic street opera?

Income Security Advocacy Centre Published On Tue Oct 27 2009
Jennefer Laidley
Pat Capponi
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