These Are the Days of Our Lives by Reneé Drummond-Brown

I read a post online today

it read

 

“Things that money can’t buy:

 

Manners

Morals

Respect

Character

Common Sense

Trust

Patience

Class

Integrity

Love

 

Type ‘yes’ if you agree.” (Unknown author).

 

 

I cogitated, deliberated-within, and mused over those painstaking words…

 

And I believe that money

can buy all of the least of these

in a superficial ‘kindda way…

 

For example,

 

Money can buy manners cause people use their money to talk and it sells (I mean sounds) real nice.

Money can buy morals because people respect your raunchiness; the more money that you have, less is more-Al’s, and looks darn good on you gal.

Money buys respect from the lowest of the totem pole to dropping it like it’s hot!

Money buys character; everybody looks good wearing their money (just don’t sweat the funk).

Money buys common sense; we’ve certainly seen many UN-educated leaders in our lifetime.

Money buys suck-up’s, I mean them trustworthy friends.

Money buys patience ‘cause everyone will definitely wait on you hand and foot.

Money can buy class; we ‘gotta lot of PROMinent families who’ve paid their way (and their children’s childrens’ way) through schools and universities. Lest we forget them ‘GIFTED’ straight A’s, who can’t spell a lick.

Money buys integrity ask the courtrooms how many solemnly do swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth…so help them God???

Money sho-nuff buys luv- I mean love; ask the 18-year-old model married to the 81-year-old billionaire stud.

 

So nope, I don’t agree with the post…

‘bout money.

 

But what I will say is this

money couldn’t buy Jesus, ask Judas’

bout that 30 pieces o’ silver.

 

O’ I forgot

he hanged himself ‘onna tree

‘ov’r the love of blood-sucking-money.

 

Dedicated to: Iniquity hath abounded

 

 

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Reneé Drummond-Brown is a renowned author born on Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, located in Onslow County, in southeastern North Carolina. Drummond-Brown now resides in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Though she holds several degrees, she still rises towards the mark of higher education.

In 2021, the Literary Forum for Peace and Human Rights (WLFPH) awarded Drummond-Brown the humanitarian award. In addition, her requested work can also be seen in Poets Unify World Poetic Anthology for Global Harmony.

Drummond-Brown’s first book “Renee’s Poems with Wings are Words in Flight-I’ll Write Our Wrongs!” was published, 2015. She has since authored over 30 books to date, including anthologies, and her poetic works are recognized across the globe on both national and international platforms. Her books can be purchased on Amazon, AuthorHouse, and Westbow Press bookstores. Her literary work(s) have also taken flight in anthologies, magazines, radio, videos, colleges and universities.

 

Drummond-Brown takes pride in her very first (shared) poem getting published by The Metro Gazette Publishing Company, Albany GA., Publisher Judith Hampton Thompson. The poem, “THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT” was written for Ms. Rutha Mae Harris, Original Freedom singer of The Civil Rights Movement, Member of The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Songbird, and Activist. Drummond-Brown’s Professor gave Ms. Harris the poem.

In Honor of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Drummond-Brown was presented by the office of The Multicultural Student Services 2nd Prize in the Undergraduate Essay Contest while at Geneva College, 2015.

 

Her works address societal ills and woes that plague less fortunate people. Renee is quoted

 

“My ink bleeds black.”