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Poverty Poems

Displaying 11 poems from the Poverty genre.

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SACRIFICE — Diego Serebrennik	The poet/journalist/filmmaker/novelist describes the wretched of the world and tells how they live tells how they die tells how they get sick how they...	47 views Rate it
Homeless — Trevor McLeod	The man who lost his money got a horrible nasty shock When the government called him homeless and his money got to...	20 views Rate it
Practical Poverty — Trevor McLeod	As poverty got worse I thought about leaving Not far; but weaving. Somewhere I could forget my problems A vacation; a grieving. A place where...	11 views Rate it
add — Trevor Mcleod	Give a man a cracker and he's happy Forgetting other men who've never had Take away his cracker and he's angry Bothered that he never helped what...	7 views Rate it
People Earth — Trevor McLeod	Ignore the poor Your house is clean Go on vacation and life's...	7 views Rate it
I hate everything about you — Aldo Gabbay	I hate everything about you Rich people Because you just hate The poor people Yes you should put Yourself in their shoes Of a poor person Because...	3 views Rate it
Poverty In A Lonely Land — Charles Edward York	Poverty In A Lonely Land Speaking gratitude into the silence I thank God for smiling on a lesser being My means to survive are shrunken Every decent...	3 views Rate it
The choice is yours /Who knows it feels it — Desmond muzite	since I was born l never hear them, saying we had freedom all they say is we were the victims, we are the victims your grandmother used to...	3 views Rate it
The Politician's Poverty — Trevor McLeod	The politician's poverty is slum upon the street When bum and cart will make you roll through city home and...	3 views Rate it
The Thirsty Ones — Charles Edward York	The Thirsty Ones Why do we pay attention to the famous When the voiceless ones are silent They deserve the lights don’t they? Needs for food,...	1 view Rate it
Uneven World — Charles Edward York	Uneven World We live in an uneven world Where the balance between us Gets tipped in favor of the wealthy We ignore the ones in need And insulate...	1 view Rate it