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Prose Challenge of the Week #24: Using a minimum word count of 10, maximum word count of 250, Write a piece about GREED. The winner will be chosen based on a number of criteria, this includes: fire, form, and creative edge. Number of reads, bookmarks, and shares will also be taken into consideration. The winner will receive $100. When sharing to Twitter, please use the hashtag #ProseChallenge
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Greed is a One Way Street

I caress,

Affectionately embracing my fortune.

I hoard,

Clutching each bill, paranoid.

I cling,

To the illusion of control and security.

I grasp,

At air when it inevitably leaves,

For it did not, and cannot, love me.